The Barb (also called the English Barb) is a Breed of Fancy Pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding.[1] Barbs, along with other varieties of Domestic Pigeon, are all descendants from the Rock Pigeon (Columba livia). This breed was referred to by William Shakespeare.[2] It was also referred to with an illustration in Charles Darwin's Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication.
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- ↑ Levi, Wendell (1977). The Pigeon. Sumter, S.C.: Levi Publishing Co, Inc ISBN 0853900132.
- ↑ Seymour, Rev. Colin (Ed)(2006) Australian Fancy Pigeons National Book of Standards.