378 FANCY PIGEONS. 



and with the peculiar frontal tuft, but rather smaller. Face, 

 1-07 ; length, 13-5. Weight, 10-3oz. 



Aldi Popshak Ala Kargha {Frontal Top-lcnot Variegated 

 Crow). — Female. Beak, very short and thick ; eyes, golden 

 yellow; marked like the Char Bash; frontal tuft wonderfully 

 developed. Face, "82; length, 12-1. Weight, 8'25oz. Some of 

 the short-faced Yarkand pigeons tumble in the air, but not 

 to any great extent. 



SiDAM Rakhshi. — Male. A very curious bird. Beak, light; 

 eyes, yellow ; colour, black ; head, white above eyes ; white 

 stripe down the gullet, about an inch long ; white flight 

 feathers ; shoulders, as in a Turbit, whitish, but showing black 

 through the white, the quills and under down being dark. Face, 

 1-07; length, 12'7. Weight, 9-5oz. 



Damdae, {Blower, or Trumpeter). — Male. Beak, light, red 

 flesh-colour at base ; eye ceres, orange ; eyes, dark brown ; peak, 

 crested ; legs, feathered ; a few toe feathers ; colour, pure white. 

 Face, 1-37 ; length, 127. Weight, lO'Soz. 



KiziL ToKUM Damdar {Bed Bloiver). — Male. Beak, light; 

 eyes, dark brown; shell crest; stocking legs; colour, white, 

 with ashy-red shoulders; breast, mottled, with about twenty 

 feathers, well separated. Face, 1'25 ; length, 13. Weight, 9'4oz. 



Kara Tokum Damdar {Black Blower). — Female. Beak, 

 light ; eyes, dark brown ; shell crest ; legs unf eathered ; Kity 

 black shoulders ; mottled breast. Face, 1*24 ; length, 13*2. 

 Weight, 7-250Z. 



Kaghazi {Kaghaz means Paper). — Female. All white Dove- 

 like pigeon; eyes, dark brown. Face, 1*25; length, 12*3. 

 Weight, 8-9oz. 



Pelang {Leopard, or Mottled). — Female. Upper mandible, 

 light ; lower, dark ; eyes, bright red ; head and neck with Tur- 

 biteen cheek markings ; shoulders, Kity black ; rest of body 

 plumage white, flecked with black; some flights white, others 

 black; tail, rusty black. Face, 1-25; length, 12-5. Weight, 

 8-250Z. 



