56 THE PIGEON STANDARD. 
The Domino. 
Colors.—Black, blue, silver and dun, with and without bars» 
and chequers of same shades. 
Beak.—Black or dark. 
Eye.—Red and yellow gravel. 
Cere.—Flesh color; white body and thighs. 
Head,—Colored, ‘‘which should extend low down in front of 
neck, forming a bib, asina Nun.’’ Shoulders and 
tail of same sound color all through. 
Flights.—White, seven to ten to a side. 
Legs.—Clean, free from feathers. 
Blondinettes. 
Like Satinettes are of various patterns of markings, viz.: 
‘‘LACED,’’ ‘‘ARROW-POINTED,”’ “‘SPANGLED’’ and “TIPPED,”’ 
and of various shades and degrees of these from light to dark, 
and from fine to heavy. The varieties are: Blue, silver, red, 
yellow, black, dun and sulphur. These are ofthe variegated 
or laced kinds; the beaks of which should be black, flesh 
and horn to harmonize with each color. Eyxs should be red 
or yellow, i. e., a “‘colored eye.’”’ The head, neck, frills and 
tail of a darker shade, Whatever the color of each, it must 
be of the richest and purest of shade; red, yellow, blue, sil- 
ver or sulphur, and the markings clearly defined. The blue 
laced being especially beautiful about the head and neck, 
with a rich and brilliant bronzy hue, which sometimes ter- 
minates at junction line of neck and back, andin othersa 
dark head, as the veil ofa Nun. These latter sort are inva- 
riably very clear, light and attractive in variegation, the 
completeness of which is exemplified ALL OVER, even to neck, 
breast, back, belly and thighs. Inathoroughly good laced 
Blondinette the bronzy color should permeate the whole 
plumage, flights and tail; the latter of which should have 
the large round white spot or band clearly defined upon every 
feather, while the former also should have an oblong white 
spot ateach extremity of flight feather. LrGs AND FEET 
grouse feathered to tips of toes. 
' Barred Blondinettes 
Are of plain, clear blue or silver; each sort with clear 
white bars, with a fine line of black upon lower edge of each. 
Tail and flights with well defined and clear large white spot 
on and near to extremity of each. 5 
