04 THE PIGEON STANDARD. 
THE RUSSIAN TRUMPETER. 
Size.—Large, about the size of a middling Runt. 
Carriage.—Rather the reverse of being upright. 
Body Feathering.—The feathers of the body profuse in 
quantity and proportion, and rather the reverse of 
tight fitting. 
Flights.—Long and broad, reaching to the tip of the tail. 
Tail.—Loug and quite broad. 
Hocks.—Heavy, long and extending to the ground. 
Foot Feathering.—Not only do the foot feathers cover com- 
pletely from view the claws and nails of the feet, but 
they are so long as almost to justify the title of leg 
‘flights’? being bestowed on them; they should 
gradually and evenly overlap each other, and when 
the bird is standing onthe floor should present an 
absolute right-angle projection on either side of the 
body to the front view, gracefully tapering off at the 
back till the extremities of the feathers rest closely 
to the tail. 
Exactly at the centre of the crown of the head should 
appear a profuse tuft of feather, falling like a veil 
all over the head towards front, back and sides, the 
extreme limit of each and all the feathers forming 
an unbroken and regular circle extending to the tip 
of the beak, to the back of the crown just to the bend 
of the shell feathers and all round the head, barely 
leaving a chance glance of the eyes visible. It is 
most essential that there should be no jagged irreg- 
ularity in the fringe of this rose-like feather display. 
Shell or Crest.—From ear to ear atthe back of the skull, 
there should extend a massive, lengthy, well shaped 
reversal of feathers in the form of-a beautiful shell 
or crest, and the larger and fuller this head covering 
is, the higher it should be prized. 
Eyes.—Either bright silver or rich orange. 
Beak.— Moderately long. 
Wattle and Cere.—Small and fine in texture. 
Plumage.—Colors vary from whole whites to whole blacks, 
some of the best specimens being rose, saddle and 
pinion marked, mottles. There are also grizzles, 
blues, reds and yellows. 
Rose. 
