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standard' now calls for a shorter wing, one that is well folded 

 against the body and having the tips about three quarters of 

 an inch in, front of the tip of the tail. Discard birds which 

 are habitually carrying their wings clear of the top of the tail 

 and showing any drooped wing tendencies. Strive to breed 

 specimens that have wing butts neatly covered by breast feath- 

 ers for this makes a much better appearance from the front view. 

 In the back wc should have one of medium length and same 

 should be broad, just as much so as possible and this breadth 



A pejn of excellent squab breeding kings 



Photo from Jack M. Pun. Stockton, Calif. 



should run from shoulders to tail. Try to avoid breeding from 

 narrow back specimens if it can be helped. 



A long narrow tailed specimen is not only tnidcsirable but is 

 very unsightly as is one which will invariably throw the tail 

 upward. I believe this latter point is to be found mostly in the 

 females. The tail should be rather short and by all means it 

 should be Inroad. It is far better, in my opinion, to breed from 

 a bird with a little longer tail than is desired than from one 

 with a narrow tail. Usually a bird having a narrow tail has a 

 narrow back and this is not desired as has been explained else- 

 where in the pages of this book. The carriage of the tail is of 



