THE PIGEON STANDARD. 51 



THE CHINESE OR WHISKERED OWL. 



Head — Hound, forming a bold and regular arch 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 

 fiesh 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 should be bull or 

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

 neat. 



Gullet. — 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 

 jun-ction wilh head, full under the jowl. 



Frill. — As ample and well developed as possible, extending 

 in ruffle fashion right up to the back of the ear. This 

 is its only difEerence from the African Owl. 



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 ov^r 10 oz. for cocks, an oz. or two less for 

 hens. 



Shape. — Compact and vigorous, chest and brea.^t bi'oad, 

 prominent and muscular, rather short than other- 

 wise. 



Carriage. — Bold and active. 



Color. — Blues, sound and even throughout, 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. 



