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nape, and those on each side of it, all drawing to a fine 

 point, the bird cannot look so round-headed as the Smooth- 

 headed Owl. A very good peak is sometimes seen with no 

 mane on the back of the neck, and this form has generally a 

 deep notch below the peak. Many of the Turkish Frilled 

 Pigeons are of this style, which is considered very faulty in 

 the English Turbit. The peak must not incline to either side 

 of the neck, but rise straight from the middle of the nape. 



The Shell-crested Turbit. — This variety, according to 

 Neumeister, is bred largely in the North of Germany. It is 

 not uncommon in this country, but is not so generally 

 fancied and bred as the Peaked. The shell ought to extend 

 quite round the back of the head, and be of the cupped 

 form, as in the Swallow Pigeon. The more extensive, even 

 in outline, and firm in texture it is, the better. There ought 

 to be no mane on the Shell-crested Turbit. 



Turkish Frilled Pigeons. 



Mr. H. P. Caridia, of Birmingham, was the first to import the 

 various kinds of Eastern short-faced Frilled Pigeons into this 

 coiintry. This was, perhaps, about twenty years ago. For a 

 long time, however, there was not much known about them, 

 as he only kept them for his own pleasure, and parted with 

 very few of them. They became better known after he wrote 

 the account of them in Fulton's Book of Pigeons; but, for 

 many years after that, they were not much kept by breeders 

 here, notwithstanding their great merits as fancy pigeons. 

 During the past few years, however, a change has taken place, 

 and they seem at last to have taken hold of the British 

 fancier, as very large classes of them have lately been ex- 

 hibited at the principal shows. 



The varieties are the Satinette, Blondinette, Domino, Yizor, 

 and Turbiteen. The first and third appear to be old breeds ; 

 the others, more recently established. I am not aware who 

 gave the first three their names; but Mr. Ludlow, of Bir- 



