THE PIGEOX STAND.VUD. 61 



THE NUN. 



Crest. — Shell shaped, wide from side to side and thick from 

 front to back, that is from the inner lining to the 

 outer edge, with cnrls at its extremities just behind 

 the ears ; high and erect, with full cushion at base 

 towards the mane, and entire absence of any dark 

 feathers. 



Markings. — Head and Bib to consist of a clean-cut line of 

 distinction between the dark feathers of the skull at 

 the back of the crown, as near as can be at the centre 

 of the cui've whence the shell rises, neither extending 

 into the rise nor being intruded upon either wholly 

 or in jagged patches towards the crown of the head ; 

 this line of demarcation between the. dark head 

 feathers and the white hood or sliell should just pass 

 below the side curls, and from these proceed boldly 

 downwards at the front sides of the neck to the ex- 

 tent of about IJ in., at which point the black feath- 

 ers covering the whole of the space from one side of 

 the throat to the opposite side, viewed frontways, 

 blend inwardly in a convex form, constituting a 

 shaded fall of feathers below the under mandible 

 termed the "bib." This skull and bib marking of 

 dark feathers should be of the richest depth and 

 lustre of plumage, either black, red, yellow, dun, 

 blue or silver, in accoi-dance with the color of the 

 major flight and tail feathers. 



Flights and Tail. — The ten flight feathers in each wing 

 should be dark, as should also be the twelve tail 

 feathers with the leading coverts above and below 

 the tail itself. 



SIcull. — Full in frontal, rising boldly from a Tumbler stop at 

 the end of the wattle ou to the crown of the head, 

 which should present a convex appearance both when 

 viewed from the front and sides. The space between 

 the juncture of the mandibles and eye should be full, 

 but below the under mandible, downwards, towards 



