258 BIRDS 



The Jacobin 



The Jacobin represents the extreme development of the 

 crest, and furnishes an excellent example of what can be 

 accomplished, by careful selection, from a small beginning. 

 It is a bird of medium size, but with the feathers very long 

 and heavy, making it appear much larger. The body is slim 

 and straight, with flights and tail well drawn out. The 

 chief point is the hood, which has been brought to a state 

 of great perfection. The feathers rise from the shoulders 

 in a graceful curve, until they reach the head, around 

 which they fit closely, covering the eye and beak. They 

 extend forward, as well as backward and upward, meeting 

 on the chest. The portion which fits around the head is 

 known as the hood; the line from the hood to the back is 

 called the mane, while the part that runs from the hood to 

 the chest is called the chain. The feathers radiate from a 

 point on each side of the neck, known as the rose. All por- 

 tions must be smooth and free from breaks, the section most 

 given to weakness being the upper part of the mane or 

 " top." 



The head is round, while the beak is short and white 

 in all colors. The eye is white or pearl. 



The standard Jacobin colors are black, red, yellow and 

 white. The colored birds have the head, to a line running 

 from the base of the mandibles, the flights, rump and tail, 

 white. The greatest points of weakness in color are the 

 chin, abdomen and thighs, which frequently are infused with 

 white. 



There are also blues, but these are still in the making. 

 In breeding Jacobins many off colors, such as strawberry, 

 kite, various sorts of dun, splashes, etc., frequently occur. 

 These are often birds of great excellence in other points, 

 and are used for crossing with standard colors. 



