164 PIGEONS AND ALL ABOUT THEM. 



ORIENTAL FRILLS, 



THE above caption covers a family of the most beautiful 

 pigeons known, not only as to marking, but in various 

 other points which distinguish them from any other 

 variety. 



They are what are known as "made" birds. In other 

 words their existence to-day is due to the care, the knowl- 

 edge of the blending of certain points and properties to pro- 

 duce certain results, and the skill, ability, and, more than 

 all to the perseverence of the fanciers who have watched 

 their pets little by little change from mere "attempts" into 

 the beautiful realities that stand as a monument to their life 

 work. 



Under the head ''Oriental Frills" come the following. Blon- 

 dinettes, Laced and Barred, Bluettes, Brunettes, Silverettes, 

 Satinettes, Sulphurettes, Vizors, Dominos, Turbiteens, and 

 Oriental Turbits. 



There is a family likeness that runs all through these 

 beautiful birds, so great in fact that the uninitiated find 

 great trouble in telling them apart. 



They are so much alike that one general rule will cover 

 the main points of all, and the only real variation is found in 

 their marking. 



The body is small, compact, and plump; the head is pro- 

 portionately large in comparison. It is very full, and round, 

 with high forehead, and it is so arched as to form a complete 

 curve line from neck to beak. The face proper is very full, 

 with chubby cheeks, and the beak is short, strong, and thick. 

 The beak wattle is not large, but is delicate looking, and the 

 eye is as large and full as possible. They run both smooth 

 and crest Leads; in the latter both peak and shell are admitt- 



