PKiEOXS AXD ALL ABOUT THEM. l:U 



The hood is Uic greiit and the jjiimaiy puiul in a Jacobin; 

 hut we must not assume that a great, loose, "flaring" Imod 

 is the iiroper ideal. On the contrary, it must he thick and 

 even on the edges, and must fit tight. 



Tlie eliain eomes ne.xt, and is formed hy the i>arting of tlie 

 jieck feathers, (tlie front part. The back jjart, curving liaek 

 forms what is called the nutne.) This must he even, and 

 must l)e composed of long feathers, the more even the better, 

 for that does away with a sort of half-finished appearance, 

 that shows iu many specimens. It must fit in closely and 

 hide even the beak, and of course the shorter the beak the 

 better. A good Jacobin is down-faced. 



The mane comes right u]) frojn the back and joins the 

 hood, and it also must be even. 1 feel that I cannot; lay too 

 much stress on the fact that "evenness" is a great necessity. 

 1 care not how much chain, mane and hood feather a Jaeo- 

 Ijin may have, or how wonderfully long it may be, if it docs 

 not lit up even and tight, the bird cannot win under a good 

 judge. 



While the Jacobin, from its short legs in comparison to its 

 length of body, will always appear a "squatty" sort of bird, 

 care must be taken to breed long necks. A short necked 

 bird cannot show nji its best properties. 



The head of the bird should be full and round, but nol 

 coarse as compared to its size. The beak is short, as statcii 

 before, and is a jjale white. The eyes are pearl or white, a;i(i 

 a bull eye, or broken eye, has always discjualihed in tlu: 

 oldest known .Standards. 



The liudy should be long and slender, and the shoulders 

 narrow as jiossible, for this point gives added significance to 

 the mane and chain. A slightly hollow back, and slight tilt- 

 up to the rump, and the flights, which are very long, are 



