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In the mid-nineteenth century the Her Fight is My Fight Multiple Sclerosis MS Awareness T Shirt, sweater reputation of Belgian racing pigeons had begun to excite interest in the creation of a dual-purpose bird among English pigeon fanciers —- one that was fit for its original performance but of a consistent appearance for exhibition. The first deliberately-produced exhibition racing pigeon was named the Show Antwerp. (The reference to the Belgian city is rather confusing as the breed was an English creation, but the name “Antwerp” was used by fanciers synonymously with racing pigeons.) The large rounded head was accentuated through outcrosses with another breed called an “owl,” and three forms were produced depending on bill length: short, medium and large, though the medium form was later abandoned to avoid gradation. A second version, the much larger Show homer, sprang from the large-billed variety, eventually having its facial features exaggerated still further by crossing in the charismatic Scandaroon (pictured in the previous chapter and a personal favourite of Darwin’s) with a curved head and distinct hooked bill.

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