106 PIGEOXS AXD ALL ABOUT TIIE.M. 



I'OIITEK STAXDARD. 



Head — Fiue, small and narrow in proportion to the size o£ 

 the bird, forming an elongated arch from the base of the beak 

 and measuring 1 5-8 inch from tip of beak to centre of eye. 



Beak — Fine, mandible straight, upper slightly curved at 

 tip. 



Beak Wattle — Small and line in te.-'.ture. 



Eye — Full and of mild expression. 



Eve Ceke — Yery line and threadlike. 



Neck — Long and furnished with a large globular crojj, for- 

 ward in j)Osition. 



Body — (1) .Shoulders — small and Hat or "wall-shouldered," 

 and tight to tlie body. (2) Back — narrow and long with a 

 grooved line from base of neck towards rump. (3) Eump — 

 narrow, shallow, straight and smooth. (4) Breast — narrow, 

 long and convex, showing very little keel. (•")) Belly — narrow 

 and tapering to the vent. 



WiNos — Long and shallow, close to body showing waist and 

 upper part of thigh, tapering to flights, which should be 

 long, broad in web of feather, and tapering to end of tail, up- 

 on which they should rest. 



Tail — Long, narrow, straight with body, round ended, 

 nearly touching the ground and with the wings presenting a 

 wedge-shaped appearance from shoulders to tip of tail. 



Carkiage — Upright. 



Action — Free, lively and graceful. 



Length — From 18 inches in hens tu 21 inches in cocks, 

 measured from lip of beak to end of tail. 



Limbs — On a scale at the rate of 3-8 inch in limb to 1 inch 

 in feather, measured from thigh joint to tip of toe nail. (1) 

 Front View— Placed well back from crop, insertion close, 

 thighandhock joiutstraight, inclining inwards, from tlience 

 to foot inclining outwards very slightly. (2) Side View — 



