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white. The beak is wliite or flesh-coloured. The cere 

 in the reds and yellows is light, but in the other 

 colours should be dark. 



vSince the second edition of "Pigeons and All 

 About Them" was published, that good fancier, Mr. 

 W. L. Langley, of Bath, has introduced and per- 

 fected a very handsome Baldhead Tumbler with 

 vSaddle markings. This is known as the Saddle- 

 marked Baldhead, and is a very pleasing addition to 

 our varieties of Pigeons. The variety is not yet 

 admitted to the standard of the Bald and Beard Club, 

 but that is only a question of time. 



The Beard receives its name from its white 

 n:arking immediately below the under mandible. This 

 beard, or "chuck," as it is more commonly called, 

 should be small, not extending beyond the centre of 

 the e3'e on either side, and of a semi-circular shape, 

 and going from half an inch to two-thirds down the 

 throat. The thighs are often white and are so passed, 

 laut if the colouring can be carried down to the vent 

 the bird is impro\'ed, and this colouring the standard 

 asks for, liut many otherwise good birds fail in this 

 property. The tail and stockings (that is the leg 

 feathering) should be white. In Blacks, Blues, and 

 Chequers the upper mandible should be dark or 

 black, and the under one white or flesh colour; in 

 the other colours both mandibles should be light. The 

 e_\-e cere in all colours should be as dark as possible. 



A\'HiTESinES. — The name indicates what these 

 birds should be. Reds, Yellows, and Blacks are the 

 colours, the two former being the most common ; in 

 fact, very few of the latter have been seen in the show 

 pen. A^'hitesides should have the whole of the body 

 and the ten outer flights of each wing solid in colour, 

 the rest being white. The Whitesides have been bred 

 down from light or gay coloured ^lottles, and have 

 had their markings fixed by careful selection. In 

 their nestling feathers AA'hitcsides are almost if not 

 quite Selfs, therefore anyone taking them up must 

 not expect to see the beauty of their marking until 

 after the moult. The beak in Reds and Yellows 

 should be flesh-coloured, and in Blacks follow the 



