The Jacobin is a

breed A breed is a specific group of domestic animals having homogeneous appearance (phenotype), homogeneous behavior, and/or other characteristics that distinguish it from other organisms of the same species. In literature, there exist several slig ...

of fancy pigeon developed over many years of

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that originated in

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. Jacobins, along with other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are all descendants of the rock pigeon (''Columba livia''). It is in the Asian feather and voice pigeon show group. The breed is known for its feathered hood over its head. The breed name comes from the feather arrangements on their heads (known as a muff or cowl) that look similar to the hoods that

Jacobin , logo = JacobinVignette03.jpg , logo_size = 180px , logo_caption = Seal of the Jacobin Club (1792–1794) , motto = "Live free or die"(french: Vivre libre ou mourir) , successor = Pa ...

monks wore.

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