2-)0 riGEOXS A^ro ALL ABOUT THEM. 



the head, neck auil breast. There i.s a white, egg-shaped 

 spot on the forehead, and the tail is pure white, the dividing- 

 line extending sharply around the rump at tiie vent. Eye 

 orange and beak black, though sometimes the upjier man- 

 dible is white. The longer the boots the better, and a good 

 vulture hock is a great addition. Tlie great tendency is to 

 throw young witliout the spot, and witli foul tails. 



THE HELMET. 



These birds are much like clean-legged tumblers. They 

 run small in size and are pure white witli a sort of dark cap 

 or "helmet,'' which begins at the nose, runs through the eye 

 and goes around the back of the head. The tail is black or 

 dark, from a clean cut line at the vent ; the eye is pearl. 



They arc great pets and good breeders, and are the sort of 

 birds that attract much attention from their peculiar marking. 



THE SPOT. 

 In all poiuts the Spot is identical with the Helmet, except 

 that the former has an oval spot ou the head, beginning at 

 the nose and e.Ktending up the forehead and ending above 

 the eye. This spot must be clear and distinct and have 

 sharply defined edges. They come in Blue, Black, Red aud 

 Yellow, clean legged or multed. They also come plain, or 

 with peak or shell crests. The tail must be colored like that 

 of the Helmet. 



THE LETZ AXD THE SHIELD. 

 The Letz aud its relative the Shield are both German Toys, 

 relying on marking only for any claim to merit. The Shield 

 has a plain head, while tlie Letz has a shell crest and a rose 

 at the nostrils. Both have colored shoulders and wing bars, 

 and both rely ou heavy boots aud hocks. The Shield is simp- 

 ly a plain-headed Swallow, .ind the Letz, a Swallow with a 

 rose. 



