THE PIGEON STANDARD. 57 



Black and Dun Laced Blondinettes. 



These are two sub-varieties, in which the "lacing" proper 

 is more pronouuced and conspicuous. In these, each feather 

 is evenly edged with its respective colors, varying from heavy 

 to fine, and from dark to light lacing. Tail and flights fairly 

 edged throughout, and neck also fairly variegated. Breast, 

 back, belly, thighs and muffs also edged. 



The Turbiteen. 



Colors. — Black, dun, red, yellow, blue with black bars, 

 silver with black and brown bars, blue chequered, 

 silver chequered, red chequered, red barred and yel- 

 low barred, all the self colors of the very deepest 

 lustre. 



Beak. — The upper mandible black and very dark horn, the 

 lower mandible white. 



Eye. — Dark brown, dark ruby and orange. 



Cere. — Pale flesh color. 



Markings. — Body, tail, flights and legs white. Colored 

 head markings and shoulders. They are usually 

 found very foul thighed, but this should be con- 

 sidered an imperfection. 



Head. — The markings should consist of three equal sized 

 spots, the frontal one commencing at the viattle and 

 covering the forehead, heart shaped; the cheek 

 spots should extend from the base of the lower man- 

 dible, under the eye to the ear, forming a crescent 

 shaped oval. There should be a distinct white line 

 I'unning from beak to eye, dividing the frontal and 

 cheek spots. Birds with front spot only are admis- 

 sible. 



Gullet. — Should be white, dividing the cheek marks. 



Oriental Turbits. 



Blacks, blues, silvers, reds, yellows, duns, chequers and 

 creamies. Each sort should have the sides and shoulders 

 marked in perfect elliptical form, with their respective colors 

 deep, rich and pure. All else should be white, as in the 

 English Turbit. There are, however, two kinds (both admis- 

 sible as show birds) viz., white tailed and dark tailed, the 

 latter sort being the more numerous ; but the white tails are 

 supposed to have been the original. 



