ORIENTAL FRILL PIGEONS. 



varieties is bewildering at first, and undoubtedly 

 has been the cause of a good few fanciers hesita- 

 ting to take them up. But this slight difficulty 

 can easily be surmounted by anyone desirous 

 of doing so. A visit or two to any of our shows 

 where a liberal classification is given, a few 

 questions asked of the older fanciers present 

 about the birds on the spot, or a visit to any 

 fancier's loft where most of the varieties are 

 kept, would quickly dispel the difficulty. 



It is, of course, so much easier to demonstrate 

 the differences in tints and colourings between, 

 say, a Blue-laced Satinette, Sulphurette, and a 

 Brunette with the birds actually before one. The 

 same may be said, of course, about the various 

 members of the Blondinette family. But the 

 various colours, both of Satinettes and Blondin- 

 ettes, I shall fully deal with as I come to the 

 different varieties. The blue-laced or spangled 

 Satinette being the oldest variety and the first 

 to make its appearance in this country, will first 

 claim our attention, and the sub-varieties, viz., 

 the Sulphurettes, Brunettes, etc., will follow in 

 order. 



I enter upon my task with the full knowledge 

 of my imperfections, and I am fully conscious of 

 the fact that there are fanciers living to-day who 

 can claim a more lengthy knowledge of the breed. 

 I have only to mention the name of Mr. A. J. 

 Blackmore, the able contributor of Oriental 

 Oddments in Pigeons. Mr. Blackmore has 

 known Oriental Frills pretty well since they were 



