THE PIGEON STANDARD. 61 
THE NUN. 
Crest.—Shell shaped, wide from side to side and thick from 
front to back, that isfrom the inner lining to the 
outer edge, with curls at its extremities just behind 
the ears; high and erect, with full cushion at base 
towards the mane, and entire absence of any dark 
) feathers. 
Markings.—HeEAp Anp Bris to consist of a clean-cut line of 
distinction between the dark feathers of the skull at 
the back of the crown, as near as can be at the centre 
of the curve whence the shell rises, neither extending 
into the rise nor being intruded upon either wholly 
or in jagged patches towards the crown of the head; 
this line of demarcation between the dark head 
feathers and the white hood or shell should just pass 
below the side curls, and from these proceed boldly 
downwards at the front sides of the neck tothe ex- 
tent of about ld in., at which point the black feath- 
ers covering the whole of the space from one side of 
the throat to the opposite side, viewed frontways, 
blend inwardly in a convex form, constituting a 
shaded fall of feathers below the under mandible 
termed the ‘‘bib.’’ This skull and bib marking of 
dark feathers should be of the richest depth and 
lustre of plumage, either black, red, yellow, dun, 
blue or silver, in accordance with the color of the 
major flight and tail feathers. 
Flights and Tail.—The ten flight feathers in each wing 
should be dark, as should also be the twelve tail 
feathers with the leading coverts above and below 
the tail itself. 
Skull.—Full in frontal, rising boldly from a Tumbler stop at 
the end of the wattle on to the crown of the head, 
which should present a convex appearance both when 
viewed from the front and sides. The space between 
the juncture of the mandibles and eye should be full, 
but below the under mandible, downwards, towards 
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