| Show INSTINCT OF THE CARRIER carnier pigeons Pj GEONs with respect to sir john so far as I 1 sir john richardson can cali recollect he dispatched r young pair oil on the ath or ath of october 1850 1 from assistance bay a little jo the west of wellington sound and on the ath of october a pigeon made its s appearance at the dove dovecot cot ili in ayrshire from whence sir john had the two tivo pair of pigeons which he took out the distance direct between the two places is about 2000 miles the dovecot was under repair at this time and tile the pigeons belonging to it had bean been removed but the servants of the house were struck with the appearance and motions of this stranger after a short stay it went into the peon digeon houss of a neighboring Reigh neigh boring proprietor where it was caught and sent back to the lady who originally owned it she sha at once recognized it a one of iii ill those ose which ebb ebe had given i 10 0 sir john ross boss but to put the matter to the tho test it was carrie carri fd dinto into the pigeon bonse honse when out ont of many niches inches it directly wont went u ont ant lo 10 the oie one ill in which it had been haf hai hatched ched no doubt rn remained tined iri in the mind of the identity of tila ilia bird barrells Yar brt ish birds |
