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PARADISE VALLEY POULTRY RANCH 



PAIR OF 1919 WHITE KINGS 

 ^ eight of Cock 25 ounces. Hen 23 ounces 



Descriptive Standard of Ideal 



King 



Years of scientific line-breeding by American fanciers with a definite 

 standard or ideal to attain, resulted in the formation of a new breed of 

 pigeons of unquestionable merit. Altho this breed, quite appropriately 

 called the White King, is a composite of breeds in various classes, so com- 

 pletely have the different types arid characteristics been harmonized, that 

 present-day specimens have few birthmarks to indicate the heterogeneous 

 parentage. 



The White King is a middle-weight pigeon, neither so large as to be 

 cumbersome and slow breeding, nor yet so small as to appear insignificant 

 among the larger breeds. Its attractive appearance is emphasized by the 

 remarkable development of the deep, well-rounded breast, the broad, 

 strong back, the compact, plump body, and the short well-set legs. It is a 

 breed of curves, with each section of the body blending easily into another, 

 and, when these rounded sections are seen in the harmonious grouping 

 found only in the White King, the highest type of physical beauty is 

 portrayed. 



A delineation of the revised standard of the White King as adopted 

 by the American White King Association will be instructive to numerous 

 breeders who have not in their mind's eye a clear-cut picture of the ideal 

 exhibition White King, and who wish to select for the show room a few 



