1 14 On the domestic Pigeons of Spain. 



2. Body black ; leathers white. Span, aliblanca de negro. 

 Val. aliblanch de negre. 



3. Body red; feathers white. Span, aliblanca de roxo. 

 Val. aliblanch de roig. 



4. Body ash-coloured; back speckled; feathers of the 

 tail white. Span, aliblanca de goteado. Val. aliblanch ds 

 golat. 



Third Sub-division. 



Character. — Tail, feathers of the wings, neck and head, 

 of a different colour from those of the body. 



Classes. 



1. Body black ; tail, feathers of the wings, neck and head, 

 white. Span, immgin de negro: Val. mongi de negre. 



2. Body red : tail, feathers of the wings, &c. white. 

 Span, mongin de roxo : Val. mongi de roig. 



3. Body ash-coloured ; wings streaked with white; back 

 speckled ; tail, feathers of the wings, &c. white. Span. 

 mongin de goteado : Val. mongi de go fat. 



4. Back blueish gray; tail, feathers of (he wings, &c. 

 white. Span, mongin de azul: Val. mo?igi de cendros. 



Observation. 

 By mixing the fifteen races which we have just given an 

 account of, pigeons might be obtained of the most magni- 

 ficent and varied colours, which in Spain are generally named 

 figuras, and in the language of Valentia figures. 



Fourth Sub-division. 

 Character. — Wings streaked ; the eyes surrounded with 

 a flesh-coloured membrane. 



Classes. 



1 . Body ash-coloured gray ; back spotted, streaked with 

 a brownish red. Span, and Val. gris. 



2. Body ash-coloured ; beak speckled ; wings streaked ; 

 tail terminated with black. Span, goteada: Val.gotat. 



3. Body ash -coloured, spotted with black ; wings streaked 

 of the same colour ; tail terminated with black. Span, pri- 

 eta, or gargada: Val. carregdt. 



4. Body 



