Hop-scotch to hare-and-hounds, conjuring to chemistry, rabbits to rowing — the complete Victorian repertoire of things for a boy to do, set down with rules and diagrams.

Varieties of Pigeons

2 pages in this part of Every Boy's Book.

Varieties of Pigeons

The Columbidae, or family of pigeons, are one of the most numerous and most widely distributed families of birds. They are all vegetable…

Varieties of Pigeons: Pouters

The breeds of pigeons that are most valued by fanciers are those that differ in the greatest degree from the blue rock doves and the common…

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