THE PIGEOX STANDARD. 'IS 



THE SWALLOW. 



Shell Erect at base, with the top of the shell slightly cur- 

 ving forward, extending well round the head, the 

 base of shell to be the same distance from the centre 

 of eye as from centre of eye to the joints of mandi- 

 bles. 



Cap. — Extending from the wattle to the bacl( of the head at 

 a clean line to be drawn from the joints of the man- 

 dibles straight through the eyes to the base of the 

 skull just fringing but not intruding into the white 

 lining of the shell. 



Skull. — Narrow in front and wide behind — that is to say, 

 wedge shape. 



Mandibles. — In blacks, blues, silvers, spangles and chequers 

 the upper mandible dark, the under one light in 

 color. In reds and yellows both mandibles to be 

 light in color, the beak rather long, straight and 

 slender. 



Wattle. — ^Very small and smooth. 



Eye Cere.- — Very fine in texture. 



Eyes. — Dark. ' 



Neck. — Short and rather cobby in appearance, but showing 

 no sign of gullet. 



Shoulder. — Broad and rather full set, the back wide and flat. 



Saddle.^Heart shape, showing a nice even line of marking. 



Foot-Feather. — Length about 2i or 3 inches on shank, with 

 the toes well covered, hock feathers white, all feath- 

 ers below hock colored. 



Legs. — Short, and rather wide apart; the shortness of legs 

 should be from hock to body. 



Carriage. — Kather squatty. 



Condition. — Very lustrous in the colored parts of the plu- 

 mage. 



Markings. — The whole of the body white with the exception 

 of the cap, wings, foot and leg feathering below the 

 hock. 



