ir,4 I'IGEOXS AXD ALL ABOl'T THEM. 



toward the liack of liuacl, called "whiskers." The fuller 

 these are, the better. 



Legs — Short, showiiit;- little or no thigh in the smaller 

 varieties. 



Feet — Small and iieat. 



Solid Coloks — A clear aud even color throughout the 

 entire body ; free from any admixture of any other color. 



Tail-marked — The entire body should be pure white, ex- 

 cept the tail, which is colored according to the variety. 



The white-tailed birds have the body colored according to 

 the variety, and the tail white. 



Whatever the color in the above varieties, it should be 

 bright, clear, and even. 



Jllues — Have black bars across the wing-coverts, and Ijlack 

 band near the end of tail-feathers. Xeck and flights of a 

 dark shade. 



Silvers — A delicate silver-grey with brownish bars across 

 the wing-coverts, and band of the same color near the end of 

 tail-feathers; neck, ilights, and tail of a darker shade of 

 color. 



Powder ed-hliiKs — A delicate, frosted blue; neek, flights, and 

 tail darker in color. 



Poiodered'Sllvers — A delicate, frosted-silver tint, with neck, 

 flights, and tail darker. 



Whites — Plumage jiure white throughout. 



Color of Beak — In Blacks, Blues, aud I'owdered-blues is 

 black; in the other varieties flesh color, excepting the Sil- 

 vers and Powdered-silvers, which are darker. 



Color OF Eyes — In Blues, a reddish-gravel ; in the other 

 varieties a vellowish-gravel, except AVhites, which are dark 

 .,r bull. 



CoLoi! OF LEciS axd Feet— A bright red. 



Dls(;ualii''I('Ations — Birds not matching when shown in 

 ]iairs;Trimniing, ))lucking, coloring, or any artilicial alter- 

 ation; under or over weight in the class entered; appearance 

 of feathers on legs or feet; out of condition from disease; 

 an)' decided deformity; for Whites, colored feathers, dark 

 beak, dark toe-nails, or if the eyes are not bull. 



