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which are first given to him in some slight degree by nature. No man would ever try to make a fantail,
till he saw a pigeon with a tail developed in some slight degree in an unusual manner, or a pouter till he saw a pigeon with a crop of somewhat unusual size; and the more abnormal or unusual any character was when it first appeared, the more likely it would be to catch his attention. But to use such an expression as trying to make a fantail, is, I have no doubt, in most cases, utterly
in-correct. in-correct. 1866 | incorrect. 1859 1860 1861 1869 1872 |
The man who first selected a pigeon with a slightly larger tail, never dreamed what the descendants of that pigeon would become through long-continued, partly unconscious and partly methodical
selection. Perhaps the
parent-bird parent-bird 1861 1866 1869 1872 |
parent bird of 1859 1860 |
of all of all 1861 1866 1869 1872 | all 1859 1860 |
fantails had only fourteen tail-feathers somewhat expanded, like the present Java fantail, or like individuals of other and distinct breeds, in which as many as seventeen tail-feathers have been counted. Perhaps the first pouter-pigeon did not inflate its crop much more than the turbit now does the upper part of its œsophagus, — a habit which is disregarded by all fanciers, as it is not one of the points of the breed. |
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Nor let it be thought that some great deviation of structure would be necessary to catch the
fancier's fancier's 1859 1861 1866 1872 | fanciers 1860 1869 |
eye: he perceives extremely small differences, and it is in human nature to value any novelty, however slight, in
one's one's 1859 1861 1866 1872 | ones 1860 1869 |
own possession. Nor must the value which would formerly be
set on any slight differences in the individuals of the same species, be judged of by the value which would
now be
set on them, after several breeds have once
fairly been established. Many slight differences might, and indeed do now, arise amongst pigeons, which
are rejected as faults or deviations from the standard of perfection of
each breed. The common goose has not given rise to any marked varieties; hence the
Toulouse Toulouse 1861 1866 1869 1872 | Thoulouse 1859 1860 |
and the common breed, which differ only in colour, that
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which are first given to him in some slight degree by nature. No man would ever try to make a
fantail, fantail, 1859 1860 1861 1866 | fantail 1869 1872 |
till he saw a pigeon with a tail developed in some slight degree in an unusual manner, or a pouter till he saw a pigeon with a crop of somewhat unusual size; and the more abnormal or unusual any character was when it first appeared, the more likely it would be to catch his attention. But to use such an expression as trying to make a fantail, is, I have no doubt, in most cases, utterly
incorrect. incorrect. 1859 1860 1861 1869 1872 | in-correct. 1866 |
The man who first selected a pigeon with a slightly larger tail, never dreamed what the descendants of that pigeon would become through long-continued, partly unconscious and partly
methodical methodical 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | methodical, 1872 |
selection. Perhaps the
parent bird of parent bird of 1859 1860 |
parent-bird 1861 1866 1869 1872 |
all all 1859 1860 | of all 1861 1866 1869 1872 |
fantails had only fourteen tail-feathers somewhat expanded, like the present Java fantail, or like individuals of other and distinct breeds, in which as many as seventeen tail-feathers have been counted. Perhaps the first pouter-pigeon did not inflate its crop much more than the turbit now does the upper part of its œsophagus, — a habit which is disregarded by all fanciers, as it is not one of the points of the breed. |
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Nor let it be thought that some great deviation of structure would be necessary to catch the
fanciers fanciers 1860 1869 | fancier's 1859 1861 1866 1872 |
eye: he perceives extremely small differences, and it is in human nature to value any novelty, however slight, in
ones ones 1860 1869 | one's 1859 1861 1866 1872 |
own possession. Nor must the value which would formerly
be be 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | have been 1872 |
set on any slight differences in the individuals of the same species, be judged of by the value which
would would 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | is 1872 |
now
be be 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | be 1872 |
set on them, after several breeds have
once once 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | once 1872 |
fairly been established.
Many slight differences might, and indeed do now, arise amongst pigeons, which Many slight differences might, and indeed do now, arise amongst pigeons, which 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 |
It is known that with pigeons many slight variations now occasionally appear, but these 1872 |
are rejected as faults or deviations from the standard of perfection
of of 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | in 1872 |
each breed. The common goose has not given rise to any marked varieties; hence the
Thoulouse Thoulouse 1859 1860 | Toulouse 1861 1866 1869 1872 |
and the common breed, which differ only in colour, that
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