20 - THE PIGEON STANDARD. 
Beak—In blues, blacks and chequers, the upper mandible 
should be dark, and the lower flesh colored, while in 
other varieties both mandibles should be flesh colored. 
Bald Heads—The Head, primary flights 10 x 10, tail and 
body color downwards from the breast bone, white. 
The line of demarcation should extend from slightly 
under the lower mandible, following close to the eye 
and gradually and evenly rising to the back of the 
skull. Beak & Cere, flesh colored in all varieties. 
Whitesides—The whole of the body, including tail and 
primary flights 10 x 10, should be sound colored 
throughout, with solid colored backs, The shoulders, 
wing coverts, and secondary flights, pure white. 
Beak—Flesh colored, excepting blacks, which should 
be black. 
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Almonds & Sub-Varieties—Same as in the Short-Face. 
Self Colors.—BLACKS. Color, deep and sound, showing 
a green metallic lustre. Beak & Toe-nails—Black. 
REDS. Rich color, sound and even throughout, with 
alustrous golden bronzy hackle showing free from 
green. Beak—Flesh colored. 
WHITES should possess a satin silvery like appearance 
with Beak, Toe-nails, Eye & Cere, white. 
YELLOWS. - Color, rich golden, even throughout, 
hackle showing a pink lustre freefrom green, Beak 
Flesh colored. 
Barred Varieties—BLUES. Color, clear, bright and sound, 
with broad even black bars. Beak—Black. 
CHEQUERS. Color and markings, distinctly and evenly 
marked throughout, in two shades according to 
color. Beak—Black. 
SILVERS. Very light and silvery in color, with black 
bars. Beak—Horn color. 
