50 THE PIGEON STANDARD. 
THE AFRICAN OR FOREIGN OWL. 
Round, forming a bold and regular arch from front 
and side view, well filled in between eye and beak. 
Head. 
Beak.—Short, thick, upper mandible well curved downwards 
forming continuation of curve of the skull, lower 
mandible stout, meeting and fitting well into the 
upper; colorin blues and powdered blues as near 
black as possible; in silvers and powdered silvers, a 
light horn color; in reds, yellows and whites, pale 
flesh color. 
Beak Wattle.—Fine in texture, small, neat and heart shaped. 
Eye and Eye Cere.—Eye large, bold, color reddish gravel 
for blues, yellowish gravel for silvers and other 
colors except whites, in which it should be bull or 
claret, set in centre of side of head. Cere fine and 
neat. 
Gullet.—Well developed, commencing at tip of lower man- 
dible and terminating in the rosette or frill. 
Neck.-—Short, rather thick, boldly tapering from shoulder to 
junction with head, full under the jowl. 
Rosette or Frill.—As ample and well developed as possible, 
either admissible, rosette preferred. 
Flights and Tail.—Short and carried compactly. 
Legs and Feet.—Legs short, free from feathering below the 
hock, feet strong and toes well divided, brilliant red 
in color. 
Weight.—Not over 10 oz. for cocks, an oz. or two less for 
hens. 
Shape.—Compact and vigorous, chest and breast broad, 
prominent and muscular, rather short than other- 
wise. 
Carriage.—Bold and active. 
Color.—Blues, sound and even throughout, including rump 
and thighs, bars black. Silvers, soft, even shade 
throughout, flights and tail dun bars as dark as pos- 
sible. Powdered blues and silvers frosted with 
white; other colors as sound and clear as possible, 
except chequers which should be as evenly chequered 
on the shoulders and rump as possible, and if on the 
thighs so much the better. 
Disqualifications.—Trimming, plucking, coloring or any 
other artificial alteration whatever, out of condition 
from disease or any decided deformity. 
