PIGEON'S AND ALL ABOUT THEM. 







The flight> are short and broad, and lap closely, and the 

 tail short and also folded so closely as to seem like the end 

 of a wedge. The legs are of medium length, and of strong 

 appearance. The beak wattle is rather of an almond shape, 

 and as I stated, it must come up just far enough to make the 

 perfect curve I mentioned. There is no jew wattle, and the 

 bird must be clean cut on the neck. The bird is a long face, 

 pure and simple, and the longer the better. 



The entire head of the show Homer should look "long" 

 with the eye just about the centre. The eyes run pearl, red 



SHOW HOMERS. 



and black, or bull, but the pearl eye makes a contrast that 

 is striking and gjves a better general look to the bird. 

 Though the entire head seems to be a curve, this should not 

 extend to the beak, which is almost straight, but the curved 

 appearance is back of the beak and its being straight does 

 not affect the general outline. 



Though the neck is strong looking, it is not coarse. On 

 the contrary it is very clean cut, and it tapers down to the 

 broad chest. 



