THE PIGEON STANDARD. 



THE RUSSIAN TRUMPETER. 



Size. — Large, about the size of a middling Kunt. 



Carriage. — Rather the reverse of being upright. 



Body Feathering.— The feathers of the body profuse in 

 quantity and proportion, and rather the reverse of 

 tight fitting. 



Flights. — Long and broad, reaching to the tip of the tall. 



Tail. — Long and quite broad. 



Hocks. — Heavy, long and extending to the ground. 



Foot Feathering. — Not only do the foot feathers cover com- 

 pletely fi'om view the claws and nails of the feet, but 

 they are so long as almost to justify the title of leg 

 "flights" being bestowed on them; they should 

 gradually and evenly overlap each other, and when 

 the bird is standing on the floor should present an 

 absolute right-angle projection oil either side of the 

 body to the front view, gracefully tapering off at the 

 back till the extremities of the feathers rest closely 

 to the tail. 



Rose. — Exactly at the centre of the crown of the head should 

 appear a profuse tuft of feather, falling like a veil 

 all over the head towards front, back and sideis, the 

 extreme limit of each and all the feathers forming 

 an unbroken and regular circle extending to the tip 

 of the beak, to the back of the crown just to the bend 

 of the shell feathers and all I'ound the head, barely 

 leaving a chance glance of the eyes visible. It is 

 most essential that there should be no jagged irreg- 

 ularity in the fringe of this rose-like feather display. 



Shell or Crest. — From ear to ear at the back of the skull, 

 there should extend a massive, Jengthy, well shaped 

 reversal of feathers in the form of a beautiful shell 

 or crest, and the larger and fuller this' head covering 

 is, the higher it should be prized. 



Eyes. — Either bright silver or rich orange. 



Beak. — Moderately long. 



Wattle and Cere. — Small and fine in texture. 



Plumage. — Colors vary fi-om whole whites to whole blacks, 

 some of the best specimens being rose, saddle and 

 pinion marked, mottles. There are also grizzles, 

 blues, reds and yellows. 



