[293] J. M. Eaton's Treatise, edit. 1858, p. 76.
[294] Neumeister,'Taubenzucht,' Tab. 4, fig. i.
[295] Riedel, 'Die Taubenzucht,' 1824, s. 26. Bechstein, 'Naturgeschichte Deutschlands,' Band iv. s. 36, 1795.
[296] Willoughby's 'Ornithology,' edited by Ray.
[297] J. M. Eaton's edition (1858) of Moore, p. 98.
[298] Pigeon Patu Plongeur. 'Les Pigeons,' &c., p. 165.
[299] 'Naturgesch. Deutschlands,' Band iv. s. 47.
[300] Mr. W. B. Tegetmeier, 'Journal of Horticulture,' Jan. 20th, 1863, p. 58.
[301] 'Coup-d'œil sur l'Ordre des Pigeons,' par C. L. Bonaparte; Comptes Rendus, 1854-55. Mr. Blyth, in 'Annals of Nat. Hist.,' vol. xix., 1847, p. 41, mentions, as a very singular fact, "that of the two species of Ectopistes, which are nearly allied to each other, one should have fourteen tail-feathers, while the other, the passenger pigeon of North America, should possess but the usual number—twelve."
[302] Described and figured in the 'Poultry Chronicle,' vol. iii., 1855, p. 82.