Carrier pigeon is a bird originally bred from pigeons used to carry messages from one place to another. Through the years, however, the carrier pigeon has lost most of its homing instinct. Today, it is bred as a show bird. The carrier pigeon may be blue, black, white, grayish-brown, or yellow. It is larger than other types of pigeons, and it carries itself stiffly erect. The bird has strong wings and feet. It has large, fleshy growths around its big yellow eyes and on its bill. The growths may cover the nose of an old bird. See also Homing pigeon ; Pigeon .
Carrier pigeon
