16 THE PIGEOX STANDARD. 



Mottles. — Color, sound and even throughout. The wing 

 markings should be white, circular and about the 

 size of a silver dollar. The white feathers should be 

 evenly distributed and the wing butts free from 

 white. The back should be mottled, with an outline 

 forming a Y. Beak, as in selfs. 



Balds. — The head, primary flights, tail and body color, down- 

 ward from the breast-bone, should be white. The 

 line of demarcation on the bead should be as high 

 as possible. Beak, flesh color in all varieties. 



Beards. — The beard or chuck should be small, not extending 

 beyond the centre of the eye, of semicircular shape 

 and in line with the centre of the beak. Primary 

 flights, tail and stockings white, the rest of the body 

 a sound, even color throughout. Beak, in blues, 

 blacks and chequers, the upper mandible dark and 

 the lower flesh color. In the other varieties both 

 mandibles should be flesh color. 



Self Colors. — BLACK. Color, deep and sound, showing a 

 green metallic lustre with metallic green hackle. 

 Beak and Toe-nails, black. 



KED. Color, rich, sound, even throughout, with a 



lustrous copper hackle free from green. Beak, flesh 



color. 

 YELLOW. Color, rich golden, even throughout, 



hackle showing a pink lustre free from green. Beak, 



flesh color. 



WHITE. Should possess a satin silvery appearance. 

 Beak and Toe-nails, white. 



