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PIGEONS AM1 A LI, ADOIiT THEM. 



LE(i AM> Foot FK-VTiiii;i:r>.-<i- Lonj;- and slipiiei pointeil on 

 tliL' feet; the back featheviiif;- Ijeiu.i;- long and evenly j)roject- 

 in<,r towards llio vent. X'l liaveness should ))e visilile between 

 the feet or <ni the legs. 



Cakiu.vok- Squatty, that is, low on legs and short aaid 

 rather projeeting iu the fj'ont of the body. 



Pluviagf. — Abundant and but modestly close in fitting 

 the flights being carried ratlicr loosely and tlic tail somewhat 

 wide-spreading. 



Condition — Very lustmus in tlic dark shading of the 

 l>lumage, and free from all soil on the foot and hock feather- 



