52 AMERICAN SQUAB CULTURE 



Cameau-Runt or Cameau-Mondaine crosses. All such hybrids 

 are short many of the good qualities that go to make the Car- 

 iieau such a splendid all-around squab breeder. 



There are many peculiar markings about the Cameau that are 

 not common with other breeds. The type is distinct and about 

 as follows: Medium length body, legs and neck, a good all-around 

 compromise between the Runt and Maltese; medium sized, 

 smooth, even bill; no feathers on legs below knee; large round 

 eyes, orange or red in color, set in the middle of the head; 

 forehead high and prominent; broad back, deep keel and good 

 carriage. 



It would be just as nonsensical for a person breeding Homers 

 to discard every bird except the pure white ones, or some other 

 solid color, as for one breeding Carneaux for squab purposes to 

 discard everything but solid red birds. We all know that the 

 Homer breeder would be sacrificing a lot of his best breeders 

 of good squabs for feather color, and just so with the Carneau 

 squab breeder if he discarded all except solid red Cameaux. 



