284 PIGEONS 



Broken (in feather). An indiscriminate mixture of 

 variously colored feathers. Example, the Almond 

 Tumbler. 



Broken (in eye). An erratic coloring of the iris. 



Bull Eye. An eye, the iris of which, as well as the 

 pupil, is very dark in color. Example, the White 

 Dragoon. 



Cap. A colored covering at the top of the head above 

 the eye. Example, the Swallow. 



Carriage. The natural position of a pigeon. 



Cere. The skin-like substance around the eye. Exam- 

 ple, the Dragoon. 



Chain. An inverted growth of feathering on each side 

 of the neck. Example, the Jacobin. 



Checker. Two distinct shades of one color. Example, 

 the Checkered Dragoon. 



Chuck. The V-shaped patch of white under the lower 

 mandible. Example, the Beard Tumbler. 



Clean-Leg. Free from feathering below the hock. 



Clean-Cut. Evenly defined. 



Condition. Robust health and perfection of plumage. 



Crescent. A half-moon shaped mark on the breast. 

 Example, the Suabian. 



Crest. An inverted growth of feathers at the back of 

 the head. Example, the Turbit. 



Crop. The craw, or first stomach. 



Down-Faced. Downward contortion of the beak. 



Dewlap. (See Gullet.) 



Eye Wattles. The fleshy excrescence around the eye 

 (chiefly applied to Carriers and Barbs). 



Feather-Legged. Feathered below the hocks. Example, 

 the Blondinette. 



Flights (outer or primary). The first ten feathers of 

 each wing. 



Flights (inner or secondary). The remaining long 

 feathers of the wing. 



Foul-Thighed. Colored feathers on white thighs. 



