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pearance. They are bright red, free from any feathering, 

 and the toes are black. 



The head and neck, the breast and thighs, are of a beaut* 

 copper bronze, and the wings rump and tail are of a metallic 

 black, which has the peculiar lustre of which I have spoken. 

 A well groomed Archangel can show more lovely shades 

 than any other pigeon of which I have any knowledge. 



The Archangel is a good breeder, and also breeds remark- 

 ably true, and I see no reason why it should not become very 

 popular. 



The description I have given is of the dark bronze variety, 

 which is admitted to be the best. There is a lighter variety, 

 which differs from it in tint of color, and is called light 

 bronze. In the dark bird the entire upper mandible i^ mark- 

 ed, while in the light variety, there is a small black stripe at 

 the point only, while the rest of the beak is flesh colored. 



