Pretty interesting stuff. Destry and I both have hundreds of sporting publication ads for pigeon dealers in the pre-1914 time period. It is a bit of a tossup about who to blame for the eradication of the PP, the habitat destroyers or the shooters. I have not read enough on the subject to choose a side. Pigeon dealers today are trying to eradicate the common pigeon, but they are a bit behind the opposition.
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