pon the birds to induce them to face the ward their home at Auckland, and were returned to Franco-Prussian war they were used by the unfortu- the island in crates by the weekly steamer. The dis- long water journey. The messages are written upon nate imprisoned citizens of Paris to carry messages to… … into the commercial the bird out of this ante- loft, removes the mes- world by establishing a pigeon post between . sage from its leg, and Auckland and Great Barrier Island. Great Bar- then permits the pigeon to enter the main loft. To to carry messages from the island to the mainland, but open the…
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