| Show Only Slight Difference Between Dove and Pigeon There Is no sharp distinction made hlade between the dove e and pigeon although although al although al- al though the former term Is used for tor forthe forthe the smaller type of both tame and wild species epodes Homing or racing pigeons have ha slender bodies very verr pointed bills Mils and their eyes erl's are surrounded sur sue rounded by bare skin For or the most mosi part states a writer welter In the I los os Angeles AngelIs Times they are seed eaters eat ers ors and drink much water Two or three at a n time are hatched d andare and are arc called ll squealers when young parents take an Interest In n their young sharing the stay on the Iho nest hest and In the feeding The he use of ot birds carrying messages men men- sages Is 11 as old as Solomon anti and was often the only menus means of ot sending Dillons It II If Is classed as 01 n a sport and Is found tO In l inglan Trance France United States and Belgium Training starts around the age ale of ot four months The bird Is first taken a n short way from the loft and anil tossed Into the air This hl distance Is gradually Increased until Inti I the bird birdIs Is able to find Its lis way home borne from froma troma a neighboring town Trainers are very Iry careful to send the lie birds Inthe In la lathe the lie same some direction at nt the start At end of ot the season one OM hundred miles Is the distance for tor one of or ortho tho the tests When thoroughly thoro trained they may bo be flown over great dis distances their speed depending upon tho Iho atmospheric conditions |
