THE PIGEON STANDARD. 57 
Black and Dun Laced Blondinettes. 
These are two sub-varieties, in which the ‘‘LAcING’’ proper 
is more pronounced and conspicuous. In these, each feather 
is evenly edged with its respective colors, varying from heavy 
to fine, and from dark to light lacing. Tail and flights fairly 
edged throughout, and neck also fairly variegated. Breast, 
back, belly, thighs and muffs also edged. 
The Turbiteen. 
Colors.—Black, dun, red, yellow, blue with black bars, 
silver with black and brown bars, blue chequered, 
silver chequered, red chequered, red barred and yel- 
low barred, all the self colors of the very deepest 
lustre. 
Beak.—The upper mandible black and very dark horn, the 
lower mandible white. 
Eye.— Dark brown, dark ruby and orange. 
Cere.—Pale flesh color. 
Markings.—Body, tail, flights and legs white. Colored 
head markings and shoulders, They are usually 
found very foul thighed, but this should be con- 
sidered an imperfection. 
Head.—The markings should consist of three equal sized 
spots, the frontal one commencing at the wattle and 
covering the forehead, heart shaped; the cheek 
spots should extend from the base of the lower man- 
dible, underthe eye tothe ear, forming a crescent 
shaped oval. There should be a distinct white line 
running from beak to eye, dividing the frontal and 
cheek spots. Birds with front spot only are admis- 
sible. 
Gullet.—Should be white, dividing the cheek marks. 
Oriental Turbits. 
Blacks, blues, silvers, reds, yellows, duns, chequers and 
creamies. Each sort should have the sides and shoulders 
marked in perfect elliptical form, with their respective colors 
deep, rich and pure. Allelse should be white, as in the 
English Turbit. There are, however, two kinds (both admis- 
sible as show birds) viz., white tailed and dark tailed, the 
latter sort being the more numerous; but the white tails are 
supposed tu have been the original. 
