THE PIGEON STANDARD. 21 
THE MUFFED TUMBLER. 
Beak—Close fitting, straight set and of medium thickness, 
Wattle—Neat, fine in texture. 
Skull—Round, showing no flatness or indentations. 
Eye—Pearl, or sometimes called white; centrally placed. 
Cere—Small as possible, fine in texture, flesh colored. 
-Neck—Medium length, inclined to shortness, broad at shoul- 
ders, tapering gradually to throat; slightly arched, 
Body—Short, stout and wedge-shaped, prominent and wide 
in chest. 
Flights & Tails—Flights close set and broad. Tail closely 
folded. 
Legs—Stout, well set, and of medium length. 
Muff—Profuse, and the outer edge forming a half circle com- 
ing in to hock without break if possible. 
Carriage—Sprightly, upright, bold and jaunty. 
Feather—Clean, close, short and tight fitting. 
Mottles—Color sound and even throughout, the wing marks 
are white and circular, evenly distributed, butts free 
as possible from white, the back markings should 
be V shaped, well and evenly mottled. 
Rosewings—Same as Mottles excepting back marking. 
Beards—The beard should be small, crescent-shaped, and 
not extending beyond the centre of the eye, and in 
line with centre of beak. Primary flights and muffs 
white; the rest of the body to be of a sound, even 
color throughout. Beak should be flesh color in all 
varieties. 
