230 PIGEONS AND ALL ABOUT THEM. 



ARCHANGEL STANDARD. 



HEAD Long and narrow, with gradual curve from front 

 to back ; round skull, showing an easy curve in all directions ; 

 lean face, junction with head to neck almost imperceptible. 



CKEST Central, needle-pointed, one-fourth to one-half 

 inch in length, and slightly inclined forward, showing no 

 mane behind or beneath it. 



BEAK Dove shaped, light brown color, slightly curved ai 

 end with black marking on top of upper mandible extending 

 from wattle to end of beak, lower mandible straight. 



WATTLE Fine in texture and small, showing very little or 

 no white surface. 



EYE AND CEKE Deep orange red; pupil large and clearly 

 defined, prominent, yet of a rather mild expression, eye-cere 

 very small and fine in texture. 



NECK Long, slender, graceful, and slenderest at point of 

 junction with head, gently widening toward the shoulders, 

 joining the latter with a gradual curve. 



BREAST Slightly prominent, plain and neat 



WINGS Long, close to body, and tapering to flights, which 

 should be narrow in web of feather, extending to within a 

 half an inch of end of tail and meeting tip to tip, gently 

 resting on the tail. 



LEGS AND FEET Firm and of good length, shank free from 

 feathers and covered with line scales; toes well separated 

 and long, claws black, legs and feet crimson in color. 



BODY Rather small in size, narrow and slender, and gr^ce- 

 f ully tapering from front to vent, with shoulders well de- 

 fined and close to the body. 



COLOR Wings, rump and tail rich bronzed black ; around 

 ends of wings and rump feathers are arranged brilliant me- 

 tallic colors, changing in hue with every change of position; 

 tail feathers black, have a rounded appearance at end; head, 

 neck, belly and thighs an even, deep rich copper. 



PLUMAGE Close and compact. 



NATURE Rather wild, yet graceful. 



