ORIENTAL FRILL PIGEON'S. 



for Satinettes, any colour, were provided, were 

 given the preference. 



BLACKS TO DUNS IF POSSIBLE. 



With the exception of these black and dun- 

 laced Satinettes, the only birds of this variety 

 in the early days I came across, were two cocks 

 imported, or brought over by the late Mr. Harry 

 Kitchen, from Smyrna about 16 years ago, and 

 an odd hen, which came over from the same 

 country, by a Liverpool fancier. The first cock 

 brought over by Mr. Kitchen had a beautiful 

 skull and was fairly well laced, but the bird died 

 before he could breed anything from him. The 

 other was a big-headed dun, but it lacked what 

 we call quality. But I believe crossed with our 

 English productions it proved a very useful bird 

 in the loft. 



And now, my young friends, I have given 

 you the history of black and dun-laced Satinettes . 

 They have been well distributed, and some very 

 fine specimens have been produced by numerous 

 members of our club and others . There remains 

 very little to say regarding the breeding of them. 

 Put black to dun if possible, as by so doing you 

 improve the ground colour, which is important, 

 as the clearer one gets this the clearer and sharper 

 the lacing appears. The same methods apply as 

 in the other colours, so far as head properties are 

 concerned. That is, crested with plain-head, 

 and so on. And as to lacing, it matters little be 



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