ORIENTAL FRILL PIGEONS. 



rare to find one not possessing perfect tail spots. 

 All these three colours may, without running 

 any risk of doing harm, be bred in and out 

 together. At the same time, I would advocate in 

 the majority of cases that the different colours be 

 bred separately. 



The yellow-laced is also a very smart 

 Pigeon, but this colour must not be mistaken for 

 the cream Blondinette. The yellow has a spot 

 tail, whereas the cream has a laced tail. The 

 colour of the yellow-laced is not so deep, as, for 

 instance, the yellow Magpie, or the yellow 

 Dragoon, being of a paler shade, but very soft in 

 colour. The lacing is very delicate, and at a 

 distance hardly discernible. They are not 

 plentiful, by any means, but are very valuable 

 from a breeding point of view. 



RIGIDLY PRESERVE A YELLOW-LACED. 



I remember Mr. Caridia telling me how 

 valuable they were in this respect , as you could 

 mate a yellow to any colour you wished, with 

 good results . So if any of my readers are lucky 

 enough to possess a yellow, take good care of it. 

 I may say invariably they are hens. Very sel- 

 dom cocks are bred this colour. 



Blue and silver-barred are very pretty and 

 very popular amongst fanciers. But for some 

 unaccountable reason they are difficult to rear, 

 being blue, a colour held by most authorities to 

 be the nearest to the wild Pigeon, and con- 



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