The Feather's Practical Pigeon Book 



Saddle. — The upper portion of the back. 



Stop. — An abrupt termination of the skull at the base 

 of the beak. Example, the Short-faced Tumbler. 



Skull. — The upper portion of the head. 



Shod (as applied to the Fantail). — Deflecture of the 

 lower feathers of the tail. 



Spangled. — A "broken" arrangement of feathering. 



Splash.— An indiscriminate mixture of several 

 colors. Example, the Splash Short-faced Tumbler. 



Spot. — A colored mark on a white pigeon, generally 

 on the frontal or forehead. 



Solid Color. — (See self-color.) 



Squab. — A very young pigeon, unfeathered. 



Squeaker. — A (feathered) young pigeon, just learn- 

 ing to feed. 



Stockings. — The feathering on the thighs and legs. 

 Example, the Pouter. 



Slobbered (as applied to the cut of a Baldhead Tum- 

 bler). — Indistinct and uneven. 



Self-Colored. — One color only. 



Spindle-beaked. — A beak that is long and thin. 



Tuft. — An inverted growth of feathers behind the 

 wattle. Example, the Priest. 



Toys. — Varieties of which color and markings are 

 the chief properties. 



Vent. — The passage from the body. 



Veil.— Applied to the head-markings of the Nun. 



Wattle (beak). — The fleshy excrescence on the beak. 



Whiskers. — The feathers between the root of the 

 beak and the base of the eye. 



Whole Feather. — A self-colored pigeon. 



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