50 THE PIGEON STANDARD. 



THE AFRICAN OR FOREIGN OWL. 



Head. — Eound, forming a bold and regular arcli from front 

 and side view, well filled in between eye and beak. 



Beak. — Short, thick, upper mandible well curved downwards 

 forming continuation of curve of the skull, lower 

 mandible stout, meeting and fitting well into the 

 upper; color in blues and powdered blues as near 

 black as possible; in silvers and powdered silvers, a 

 light horn color; in reds, yellows and whites, pale 

 flesh color. 



Beak Wattle. — Fine in texture, small, neat and heart shaped. 



Eye and Eye Cere. — Eye large, bold, color reddish gravel 

 for blues, yellowish gravel for silvers and other 

 colors except whites, in which it sliould be bull or 

 claret, set in centre of side of head. Cere fine and 

 neat. 



Qullet. — Well developed, commencing at tip of lower man- 

 dible and terminating in the rosette or frill. 



Neck. — Short, rather thick, boldly tapering from shoulder to 

 junction with head, full under the jowl. 



Rosette or Frill. — As ample and well developed as possible, 

 either admissible, rosette preferred. 



Flights and Tail. — Short and carried compactly. 



Legs and Feet. — Legs short, free from feathering below the 

 hock, feet strong and toes well divided, brilliant red 

 in color. 



Weight. — Not over 10 oz. for cocks, an oz. or two less for 

 hens. 



Shape. — Compact and vigorous, chest and breast broad, 

 prominent and muscular, rather short than other- 

 wise. 



Carriage. — Bold and active. 



Color. — Blues, sound and even Ihroughout, including rump 

 and thighs, bars black. 'Silvers, soft, even shade 

 throughout, flights and tail dun bars as dark as pos- 

 sible. Powdered blues and silvers frosted with 

 white; other colors as sound and clear as possible, 

 except chequers which should be as evenly chequered 

 on the shoulders and rump as possible, and if on the 

 thighs so much the better. 



Disqualifications. — Trimming, plucking, coloring or any 

 other artificial alteration whatever, out of condition 

 from disease or any decided deformity. 



