THE PIGEON STANDARD, 43 
THE SWALLOW. 
Shell.—Erect at base, with the top of the shell slightly cur- 
ying forward, extending well round the head, the 
base of shell to be the same distance from the centre 
of eye as from centre of eye to the joints of mandi- 
bles. 
Cap.—Extending from the wattle to the back of the head at 
a clean line to be drawn from the joints of the man- 
dibles straight through the eyes to the base of the 
skull just ye Bp but not intruding into the white 
lining of the shell. 
Skull.—Narrow in front and wide behind—that is to say, 
wedge shape, 
Mandibles.—In blacks, blues, silvers, spangles and chequers 
the upper mandible dark, the under one light in 
color. In reds and yellows both mandibles to be 
light in color, the beak rather long, straight and 
slender. 
Wattle.—Very small and smooth. 
Eye Cere.—Very fine in texture. 
Eyes.— Dark. 
Neck.—Short and rather cobby in appearance, but showing 
no sign of gullet. 
Shoulder.—Broad and rather full set, the back wide and flat, 
Saddle.—Heart shape, showing a nice even line of marking. 
Foot-Feather.—Length about 2} or 3 inches on shank, with 
the toes well covered, hock feathers white, all feath- 
ers below hock colored. 
Legs.—Short and rather wide apart; the shortness of legs 
should be from hock to body. 
Carriage.— Rather squatty. 
Condition.—Very lustrous in the colored parts of the plu- 
mage. 
Markings.—The whole of the body white with the exception 
of the cap, wings, foot and leg feathering below the 
hock, 
