BLACK MAGPIE 



One of the finest of our toy varieties of pigeons is 

 . undoubtedly the Magpie. Originating in the Tumbler, 

 it has now become a distinct class by itself with many 

 admirers. It is a small bird, slender and snake-like, full- 

 chested, with long, thin body, and a sprightly carriage. 

 Head, long; skull, depressed, but not flat, curving easily 

 in all directions ; beak, salmon-tinted and about half an 

 inch long; beak-wattle, fine and small; eve, white or 

 pearl, prominent, but gentle ; cere, small bright red or 

 pink; neck, "snakey;" tail, long and compactly placed; 

 flights, narrow, evenly folded and carried high above 

 tail; legs and thighs, long and thin but not stilty; head, 

 neck, breast, back, saddle, and tail, black — rest of the 

 body white. 



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