THE PIGEON BOOK 



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garding colour, although sometimes the blues are too dark 

 and beady and the Chequers too heavy and close in 

 chequering. Some excellent skulled birds are to be found 

 in those particular colours, and it is quite a common 

 occurrence to find a blue or Chequer come out on top in 

 a mixed colour class. 



THE BEARD. 



To a very great extent my remarks upon the Baldhead 

 can also be applied to Beards. The head, eye, colour, 

 and general type should be identical, with the exception 

 that no mealies have yet been seen, so far as I am aware. 

 Therefore it will only be necessary to deal with the 



