258 PIGEONS AND ALL ABOUT THEM. 







SUMMARY OF TERMS. 



The following is a concise explanation of some of the terms 

 used in this work. They are used by fanciers the world 

 over. 



DEW-LAP The thin, loose skin, finely feathered, and ex- 

 tending from lower mandible down the throat. 



DOWN-FACED An even and unbroken curve of the head, 

 from the point of the beak to the top of the skull. 



EYE-WATTLE A fleshy protuberance growing around the 

 eye in a circular form. 



FOUL-THIGHED Mixed colored feathers on the thighs. 



GAY-MARKED A surplus of white on the colored portion 

 of the body. 



HALF-MOON The crescent-shaped, white marking on the 

 crop. 



HOCK The knee-joint. 

 HOOD The feathers rising up and extending around the 



back and the side of the head, and falling forward over the 

 top of the skull and into the sweep of the ''Chain/' 



JEW-WATTLE A fleshy protuberance growing out from 

 the root of the "Lower Mandible." 



JOWL The beak. 



KEEL The breast-bone. 



LOWER MANDIBLE The lower half of the beak. 



MANE The feathers rising upward and backward, meet- 

 ing the "Hood," and extending down the back of the neck. 



PEAK-CREST The feathers rising to a point at the back of 

 the skull, and falling into the sweep of the "Mane." 



PRIMARIES OR FLIGHTS The long quills or first ten feath- 

 ers of the wing. 



RING-NECK The white running up on each side of the 

 neck, and meeting at the back of the head. 



ROACH-BACK The back raised or arched. 



ROSE-PINION OR MARKING A circular patch of white feath- 

 ers, each feather separate and distinct from the other on the 

 colored ground of the shoulder of wings only. 



