THE PIGEOK STANDARD. 13 



Color — The whole of the body except head, neck and breast, 

 back, saddle and tall pure white, the color on the 

 colored portions to be bright, deep and lustrous as 

 possible ; in blacks the irridescent colors and metal- 

 lic sheen are most important; wherever the color 

 extends it must be of one rich, even depth, extending 

 even to the shafts of the tail feathers. Many other- 

 wise good birds often run chequery or ashy about 

 the top of rump and root of tail, which is very objec- 

 tionable. Blues and silvers should have black tail 

 bars. 



Markings — Cut on breast. Sharp and evenly defined, without 

 artificial assistance, the color extending downwards 

 to about the tip of the breast bone, or a very little 

 below, running across the breast, either in a straight 

 line or slightly curving upwards towards shoulders, 

 showing a slightly convex form. It is advisable to 

 raise the wings, and if many foul feathers are dis- 

 covered between breast and vent markings, the 

 breast should be carefully examined for foul feathers 

 or trimming. 



Cut on shoulders — Color extending across the 

 broadest part of the back at the shoulders, from side 

 to side at intersection of the wing with body, taper- 

 ing evenly and smoothly towards the tail, and form- 

 ing an elongated heart or V shaped saddle, showing 

 no ragged edges on shoulders. 



Cut at vent — Even and extending only a very ghort 

 distance from beneath root of tail, no foul or colored 

 feathers extending towards thighs or belly. 



Plumage — Close and compact, but not hard feathered. 



Disqualifications — Trimming or plucking of foul feathers, 

 dyeing or oiling, dark or gravel eyes, heavy mark- 

 ings on back, feathered legs or feet. Tumbler form of 

 head or body, chequered or ashy back or rump, want 

 of condition. 



