This vintage book contains a detailed treatise on the fertilisation and development of pigeon eggs. Profusely illustrated and full of interesting and useful information, this volume will be of considerable utility to those occupied in the breeding of pigeons, and is not to be missed by the discerning collector. Contents include: "Methods", "Some Observations on the Breeding Habits of the Common Pigeon", "The Fertilization of the Egg and its Passage through the Oviduct", "Some late Stages of the Ovarian Egg", "The Fertilized Egg", "Development of the Accessory Nuclei", et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction on pigeons.