The Cumulet is a breed of fancy pigeon. It is a strong, high-flying breed, reportedly capable of remaining on the wing for up to 14 hours. It was used for short-distance racing in England in the first half of the 1800s.[1] Cumulet, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants from the rock pigeon (Columba livia).
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See also
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edit- ^ Dreiser, Theodore; Thoreau, Henry David (2003). Hakutani, Yoshinobu (ed.). Theodore Dreiser's Uncollected Magazine Articles, 1897–1902. Newark, DE, USA: University of Delaware Press. p. 276. ISBN 0-87413-818-3.
External links
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