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THE PIGEON STANDARD. 47 
THE TURBIT. 
Size.—Small, very fullin breast. Flights short and resting 
above the tail; the latter short and tightly folded. 
Carriage erect and graceful. 
Peak.—Springing from mane, quite unbroken and ending in 
a fine point a little above the head. 
Head.—Large and broad, forehead high and round, full 
above the wattle and prominent over the eyes, being 
well bulged so as to present a down-faced appear- 
ance. 
Beak.—Short and thick, the upper mandible having a down- 
ward tendency. The lower mandible should be 
straight and fit tightly into the upper. 
Mouth.—Wide with full cheeks below the eyes, the space 
between the juncture of the mandibles and the eyes 
to be well filled out. 
Eyes.—Large and prominent, and situated comparatively 
near the top of the head, but with good distance to 
the frontal bulge. Color, bull, i. e. dark hazel, large 
and full. Eye cere, pale flesh color, 
Wattle.—Fair amount, but in no way raising out of the curve 
of the profile. 
Gullet.—As much as possible, quite filling up the hollow in 
the throat. 
Frill.—As much as possible, long in feather and firm in tex- 
ture turning both ways, and extending from the 
gullet well down into the breast. 
Neck.—Broad from front to back. 
Legs.—Short, showing but little of the thigh. Color bright 
red. 
Markings.—White with colored wings, each having ten white 
flight feathers. 
Color.—Yellow, red, black and blue, as rich and glossy as 
possible, the bars of blues to be broad, even and 
distinct. 
Disqualifications.—Trimming, plucking, coloring or artifi- 
cial alteration in any way. Appearance of feathers 
on the legs or feet. Out of condition from disease 
or any decided deformity. 
Nore.—It should be observed that ticked blues, chequery or 
smokey blacks, reds and yellows, must be entered in 
the classes for standard colors and are not eligible for 
the Any Other Color class. 
