THE PIGEON STANDARD. 69 
Skull.—Short-faced should be broad; medium-faced of even 
medium barrel-like proportion; long-face compara- 
tively narrow. 
Neck.—Immediately under the jawbone should be well caved 
in, showing not the remotest appearance of a gullet 
or throatiness. 
Beak.—In short-faces should be as stout, short and as wide 
at mouth end as possible; in mediums the thickness 
should be, if anything, even greater, fitting well toa 
wide, mug-shaped mouth showing a good depth from 
the wattle rise tothe jawbone. In long-faces, the 
beak cannot be too long or proportionately thick, 
but withal of a graceful shape (not downward bent) 
well shooting away as far as the under mandible is 
concerned from the jawbone on a line with the eye, 
Beak wattle.—Even and well developed, but not bulging 
over the sides of the mouth, the top of the beak, or 
too high on its approach to the frontal bone. 
Eye cere.—Small, evenly laced, and rather fine in texture, 
of a sound, deep grey color, showing a little bloom, 
but not of a red tint. 
Eye.—Should in all colors be of a deep gravel-red color. 
Body.—The Antwerp is the largest pigeon existing, the Runt 
only excepted. 
Carriage.—Bold and upright. 
Chest.—Wide, fully expanded in the front, well supported 
by massive broad shoulders. 
Back.—Long and well developed, not absolutely flat, and yet 
very far from “‘hog’’ shaped. The depth from the 
back to the edge of the keel or breast-bone should 
be great and proportionate. 
* Flights and Tail.—Long and broad, the former being well 
tucked in and resting at their tips on the latter ata 
distance of not less than half an inch from the ex- 
tremity of the tail. 
Legs.—Very muscular from thighs down to the hocks; from 
the hocks to the ball of the feet they are massive, 
very straight, and free from all feathers. 
Colors.—Silver duns, mealies, red chequers, blues, and blue 
and black chequers. 
