68 THE PIGEON STANDARD. 
THE FLYING HOMER. 
Chest.—Deep, broad, muscular breast bone, fairly long and 
perfectly shaped. 
.Wings.—Not too long, broad, well covered, thick quills» 
sound, no signs of feather rot, no ill-nourished flight 
feathers. ' 
Head.—Broad, ample room for brains. 
Beak.— Medium in length, fairly stout and strong, but not 
too much wattle. 
Eyes.—Any bright color, but must have large, prominent 
pupils. 
Cere.—Darkish tinted and hard. 
Legs.—Sturdy, not too long, well feathered down to joints. 
Tail.—Not too long and tapering, the wings reaching to 
within about half an inch from end of tail. ‘Tail, 
body and wings all to beautifully taper off together, 
Color.—Any color, but must be bright and shiny, like steel, 
especially the flights. 
Size.—Rather above the average. 
Condition.—Hard, tight fitting plumage; perfectly solid 
muscles, not too fat, but hard and heavy feeling 
when compressed in the hands. 
THE ANTWERP. 
Short-faces.—Require a good unbroken rise of ‘‘frontal’’ 
from the beak and beak wattle to the crown of the 
skull. 
Medium-faces.—Sbhould be ‘‘barrel’’ headed, the formation 
of the skull between the wattle over the crown of the 
head to the back of the eye being similar in rise and 
elongation to the shape of an ordinary beer barrel. 
the distance of measurement from the centre of the 
eye to the juncture of the mandibles to the front, and 
from the same spot to the outer ridge of the back 
skull, being absolutely equal. This midway position 
of the eye is the essential feature of a true medium- 
faced Antwerp. 
Long-faces.—Of a totally different formation. The rise of 
the face from the spot where it joins the nasal wattle 
should be very gradual, showing an even long sweep 
from the tip of the beak, over the surface of the 
wattle along the muzzle, on to the crown of the skull, 
thence gradually sloping off at the back to the head 
towards the neck. 
