1Intro^uction. 



REALIZING the urgent need in the American 

 Pigeon Fancy of a book containing a stand- 

 ard for all varieties, I shall endeavor herein 

 to give all the very latest and best standards in use 

 at the present time. A large majority of these 

 standards have been carefully studied and adopted by 

 committees from the leading specialty clubs of Eng- 

 land and America. 



C. E. TWOMBLY. 



