Fig. 201. White Runt Pigeon[20]
[20] Photograph from Elmer E. Rice, Boston, Massachusetts.
Fig. 202. White Pouter Pigeon
Pouter Pigeons. All pigeons have in some measure the power of inflating the crop with air. In the Pouter Pigeons this power has been developed and its exercise encouraged to such an extent that in many specimens the inflated crop is as large as all the rest of the bird. Pouters were introduced into England from Holland several hundred years ago. They were at first called Croppers. The common Pouter is a large pigeon with long legs. It usually stands in a very erect position. There is a race of dwarf pigeons of this type, called Pigmy Pouters.
Fig. 203. Fowl-like, or Maltese Hen, Pigeons[21]
[21] Photograph from Elmer E. Rice, Boston, Massachusetts.