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THE PIGEON STANDAKD. 
THE TIPPLER. 
DARK MOTTLE. 
Head—Round skull (not too full in front) medium faced, 
pearl eyes with dark ceres and a dark beak. 
ye cate POF stout at shoulders, tapering well up to the 
head. 
Size and Shape— Medium in size, broad chest and shoulders, 
strong wing butts, body well tapering, wedge shape 
to tip of tail. 
Flights—Short and broad, well overlapping each other when 
expanded, sound in color throughout. 
Legs and Feet—Short legs, small feet, bright red in appear- 
ance, and free from feathers below the hocks. 
Carriage—Sprightly and erect; hard, short, close and perfect 
in feather, flights of tail feathers being out and not 
well through the pin, should put a bird back as if it 
were a foul feather; the whole possessing a rich 
metallic sheen; tail feathers should be twelve in 
number. 
Color and Markings—Bronze brown, leaning towards a rich 
chocolate brown, with white markings; solid colored 
head, neck and chest, well and evenly marked on 
back and wings; flights and tail must be sound in 
color. 
LIGHT MOTTLE. 
Head—Same as dark mottles. 
Neck—Same as dark mottles. 
Size and Shape—Same as dark mottles. 
Flights—Same as dark mottles. 
Legs and Feet—Same es dark mottles. 
Carriage—Same as dark mottles. 
Color and Markings—Light ground, with bronze and rich 
bronze markings, evenly mottled or printed through- 
out; flights and tail sound in color. 
LIGHT, 
Head—Same as dark mottles. 
Neck—Same as dark mottles. 
Size and Shape—Same as dark mottles. 
Flights—Same as dark mottles. 
Legs and Feet—Same as dark mottles, 
‘Carriage—Same as dark mottles. 
Color and Markings—Simply acolored “cheek, primary 
flights and tail feathers,’’ rich brown or bronze to 
take the lead; remainder of bird, viz., head, neck, 
body, wings, including secondaries, i. e., short flight 
feathers, back and rump, white or clear as possible. 
