THE PIGEON STANDARD. 69 



Skull. — Short-faced should be broad; medium-faced of even 

 medium barrel-like proportion; long-face compara- 

 tively narrow. 



Neck. — Immediately under the jawbone should be well caved 

 in, showing not the remotest appearance of a gullet 

 or throatiness. 



Beak. — In short-faces should be as stout, short and as wide 

 at mouth end as possible; in mediums the thickness 

 should be, if anything, even greater, fitting well to a 

 wide, mug-shaped mouth showing a good depth from 

 the wattle rise to the jawbone. In long-faces, the 

 beak cannot be too long or proportionately thick, 

 but withal of a graceful shape (not downward bent) 

 well shooting away as far as the under mandible is 

 concerned from the jawbone on a line with the eye. 



Beak wattle. — Even and well developed, but not bulging 

 over the sides of the mouth, the top of the beak, or 

 too high on its approach to the frontal bone. 



Eye cere. — Small, evenly laced, and rather fine in texture, 

 of a sound, deep grey color, showing a little bloom, 

 but not of a red tint. 



Eye. — Should in all colors be of a deep gravel-red color. 



Body. — The Antwerp is the largest pigeon existing, the Runt 

 only excepted. 



Carriage. — Bold and upright. 



Chest. — Wide, fully expanded in the front, well supported 

 by massive broad shoulders. 



Back. — Long and well developed, not absolutely flat, and yet 

 very far from "hog" shaped. The depth from the 

 back to the edge of the keel or breast-bone should 

 be great and proportionate. 



Flights and Tail. — Long and broad, the former being well 

 tucked in and resting at their tips on the latter at a 

 distance of not less than half an inch from the ex- 

 tremity of the tail. 



Legs. — Very muscular from thighs down to the hocks ; from 

 the hocks to the ball of the feet they are massive, 

 very straight, and free from all feathers. 



Colors. — Silver duns, mealies, red chequers, blues, and blue 

 and black chequers. 



