56 THE PIGEON STAXDARD. 



The Domino. 



Colors. — Black, blue, silvei' and dun, wUh and without bars' 



and chequers of same shades. 

 Beak. — Black or dark. 

 Eye. — Ked and yellow gravel. 

 Cere. — Flesh color; white body and thighs. 

 Head. — Colored, "which should extend low down in front of 



neck, forming a bib, as in a Nun." Shoulders and 



tail of same sound color all through. 

 Flig^hts. — White, seven to ten to a side. 

 Legs. — Clean, free from feathers. 



Blondinettes. 

 Like Satinettes are of various patterns of markings, viz. : 

 "laoed," "akkow-pointed," "spangled" and "tipped," 

 and of various shades and degrees of these from light to dark, 

 and from fine to heavy. The varieties are : Blue, silver, red, 

 yellow, black, dun and sulphur. These are of Ihe variegated 

 or laced kinds ; the beaks of Which should be black, flesh 

 and horn to harmonize with each color. Eyes should be red 

 or yellow, i. e., a "colored eye." The head, neck, frills and 

 tail of a darker shade. Whatever the color of each, it must 

 be of the richest and purest of shade ; i-ed, yellow, blue, sil- 

 ver or sulphur, and the markings clearly defined. The blue 

 laced being especially beautiful about the head and neck, 

 with a rich and brilliant bronzy hue, which sometimes ter- 

 minates at junction line of neck and back, and in others a 

 dark head, as the veil of a Nun. These latter sort are inva- 

 riably very clear, light and attractive in variegation, the 

 completeness of which is exemplified all ovbb, even to neck, 

 breast, back, belly and thighs. In a thoroughly good laced 

 Blondinette the bronzy color should permeate the whole 

 plumage, flights and tail ; the latter of which should have 

 the lai-ge round white spot or band clearly defined upon every 

 feather, while the former also should have an oblong white 

 spot at each extremity of flight feather. Legs and Feet 

 grouse feathered to tips of toes. 



Barred Blondinettes 



Are of plain, clear blue or silver; each sort with clear 

 white bars, with a fine line of black upon lower edge of each. 

 Tail and flights with well defined and clear large white spot 

 on and near to extremity of each. 



