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the bird. The head of the Jacobin is quite a feature of 

 its own. The eye in the standard variety is usually 

 pearl or white. The carriage of the bird should be 

 upright and showy, with the head slightly thrown back. 

 The hood is one of the chief features of the variety, and 

 should be long, reaching forward to the front of the 

 skull, thick, even at the edges, fitting almost close to the 

 head, and well built up behind. Twenty points are 

 given in the Standard for this feature, and fifteen for the 

 chain, which should be long and full, covering well over 

 the beak and eyes, lying flat to the cheeks, meeting per- 

 fectly and regularly from the beak as far down as 

 possible, even on both sides. The mane must be of an 

 arch shape, springing back in an even line and forming 

 a junction with the hood. The Jacobin is a fairly hardy 

 variety. In colours the most attractive are the red, 

 black, and white, but yellows are also popular. As to 

 markings, so much consideration has not been paid to 

 these as one would like to see, because I think that the 

 markings of the Jacobin, if correct, add so much to the 

 beauty — the light rose against the dark mane and chain 

 and the white head well set between the darker colours 

 give the bird a most attractive appearance. The tail, 

 rump, and flights should be white against the dark colour 

 in blacks and reds, but of course in whites the colour is 

 pure throughout. In the other coloured birds, the colour 

 should match the shoulders under the breast, thighs, and 

 hocks, whilst the flights, tail, and rump should be white. 

 Many of the reds and yellows are somewhat pale in 

 colour owing to being crossed together, but the blacks are 

 a very favourite colour and most taking, as the black 

 shows so clearly against the white underneath the 

 back and flights. The strawberry is not very popular, 

 because, like other " splashes," it is no doubt a " sport," 



