THE PIGEON STAIS'DAED. 



THE FLYINQ HOMER. 



Chest. — Deep, broad, muscular breast bone, fairly long and 



perfectly shaped. 

 Wings. — Not too long, broad, well covered, thick quillsi 



sound, no signs of feather rot, no ill-nourished flight 



feathers. 

 Head. — Broad, ample room for brains. 

 Beak. — Medium in length, fairly stout and strong, but not 



too much wattle. 

 Eyes.^Any bright color, but must have large, prominent 



pupils. 

 Cere. — Darkish tinted and hard. 



Legs. — Sturdy, not too long, well feathered down to joints. 

 Tail. — Not too long and tapering, the wings reaching to 



within about half an inch from end of .tail. Tail, 



body and wings all to beautifully taper off together. 

 Color. — Any color, but must be bright and shiny, like steel, 



especially the flights. 

 Size. — Rather above the average. 

 Condition. — Hard, tight fitting plumage; perfectly solid 



muscles, not too fat, but hard and heavy feeling 



when compressed in the hands. 



THE ANTWERP. 



Short-faces. — Require a good unbroken rise of "frontal" 

 from the beak and beak wattle to the crown of the 

 skull. 



Medium-faces.— Should be "barrel" headed, the formation 

 of the skull between the wattle over the crown of the 

 head to the back of the eye being similar in rise and 

 elongation to the shape of an ordinary beer barrel, 

 the distance of measurement from the centre of the 

 eye to the juncture of the mandibles to the front, and 

 from the same spot to the outer ridge of the back 

 skull, being absolutely equal. This midway position 

 of the eye is the essential feature of a true medium- 

 faced Antwerp. 



Long-faces.— Of a totally different formation. The rise of 

 the face from the spot where it joins the nasal wattle 

 should be very gradual, showing an even long sweep 

 from the tip of the beak, over the surface of the 

 wattle along the muzzle, on to the crown of the skull, 

 thence gradually sloping off at the back to the head 

 towards the neck. 



