•74 THE VIGEON STANDARD. 



THE RUNT. 



Size. — Should not measure less than twenty Inches from the 

 tip of the beak to the end of the tail. A long, narrow 

 bird is most objectionable; width and compass of 

 girth must be accompanying points. A Runt twenty 

 inches in length should measure in girth, i. e., around 

 ' the upper part of the body, at least fourteen inches. 



Wings. — When stretched out to their full limit, should meas- 

 ure from tip to tip not less than thirty-six inches. 



Head. — Of a very massive, dove-shaped character, with a 

 thick beak of proportionate length, rather downward 

 in tendency. 



Wattle. — Almond-shaped, and, thougli full, not rough in 

 texture. 



Eye Cere. — Fine and plum-colored, showing a healthy whit- 

 ish bloom. 



Eye. — Rather sunken in the head, the iris should be either 

 silvery or golden red. 



Neck. — Medium length, of cobby formation, well cut away 

 at the throat ; no display of anything tending to a 

 gullet. A wide, but not too prominent, chest is a 

 great feature of excellence. 



Back. — Broad, rather "hog" shaped at the upper part, but 

 very flat as it approaches the rump. 



Legs. — Rather short than long, in proportion to the size of 

 the bird, and be widely set apart. 



Carriage. — Upright, not horizontal or "boaty." 



Colors.— Blacks, reds, mealies, chequers, blues and silvers. 



THE ENGLISH TRUMPETER. 



The English Trumpeter is generally a pigeon of whole 

 color, whites, reds and yellows being the most found. They 

 have aa upright carriage ; the head is rather coarse Dove- 

 shaped; the eyes are black, bright orange or pearl. At the 

 back of the head they have a beak crest, and just above the 

 wattle the feathers are reversed, bending towards the beak; 

 this is called the tuft ; the feet are heavily feathered, and the 

 hocks considerably booted. 



