3 i In calm weather carrier pigeons can , travel at a speed of 1200 yards a minute, i' With a brisk wind blowing in the direc--5 tion of its flight a pigeon has been known to cover 1900 yards a minute.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 128, 1 June 1936, Page 13
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