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this bird for commercial squab production. Being very tame 

 they are easily handled and we find them excellent feeders, 

 being ever attentive to tlieir young. 



As I liave done for the other breeds I will give here a sort of 

 descriptive standard for the Hungarian though the breeder 

 should by all means have a copy of the official standard in his 

 possession at all times. 



The head of this bird is rather a long one but sweeps in a 

 most graceful curve from the wattle to back skull and neck 

 making a fine appearance. It is in keeping with the size of 

 the body and well proportioned. The eye is round, of medium 

 size and encircled by a neat cere, the latter being of a fine 

 texture. At the junction of the beak and the forehead we find 

 a small neat wattle that has a fine texture. The neck of the 

 Hungarian is rather a long one and though carried erect should 

 not be as long as that of the Maltese. It should join the back 

 in an easy graceful curve and be rather broad at this point. 



The body of the Hungarian is what may be called "cobby," 

 not to an extreme however to make the bird look as though it 

 were pushed together. It should be very compact and well 

 rounded. The standard calls for a body carried high off the 

 ground it is not intended that this bird should have a stilted 

 appearance. The desire to have the bird short in length of 

 body is indeed assisted by the natural tail carriage. The tail 

 carried at an angle close to sixty degrees and should be of 

 sufficient length to allow the tips of the wings to rest on it when 

 they are folded against the body. A close-feathered body is 

 desired and this makes for a bird which presents a very solid 

 appearance. 



The breast should be carefully bred for as it is a very im- 

 portant section in the breed, the idea of the standard being to 

 secure an abundance of breast meat. It should be well rounded, 

 full and of good breadth. 



The back should show good breadth from shoulders to rump, 

 this straight portion being horizontal. At the rump there is a 



