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- ↑ Encyclopedia of Pigeon Breeds, by Wendell M. Levi. 1965
- ↑ van Grouw, Katrina (31 July 2018). Unnatural Selection. Princeton University Press. p. 64. ISBN 9780691157061 . Retrieved 18 August 2018.