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Similarly with the 

 Pouter Pigeon, the 

 globular crop, which 

 is its distinctive char- 

 acter, must be large 

 and well formed, and 

 in addition the general 

 carriage must be such 

 as to show the pout- 

 ing trait to the best 

 advantage. 



The same rules of 

 color which apply to 

 fowls apply also to 

 pigeons. The color 

 patterns of pigeons 

 are much more nu- 

 merous, but as a rule 

 the principal required 

 features are at once 

 obvious to any one 

 who keeps in mind 

 the general rules that 

 have been given. 



After the more con- 

 spicuous characters, 

 many minor characters 

 are given particular 

 consideration. In theo- 

 retical statements of 

 methods of judging, 

 these minor characters 

 are often treated as of 

 equal importance with 



