The Breeds of Pigeons. 



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^v, . -1 I:"'-' "''*'' "" '""^1' laciiiR of buff or vellow. 

 1 he tail being of the same shade" as m the Satinette, 

 or a trifle lighter. Satinettes, Brunettes, Bluettes. 

 and bilverettes are inter-bred considerably. 



The BI.OXDINETTE.— The Blondinette is marked 

 and laced m the same manner as the Satinette but the 

 body colour differs, inasmuch as where the Satinette is 

 white the Blondinette is blue. There are blue-laced 

 sulphur-laced, red-laced, and black-laced, also blue 

 and silver-barred, that is whole-coloured birds with 

 tricoloured wing bars, and spot marked tails. The 

 Blondinettes, like the Satinettes, are grouse-feathered. 

 That is, feathered on the legs. 



The Do.mino.— This bird is peaked, clean-legged, 

 whole-coloured on the shoulders and tails, and marked 

 on the head like a Nun. Dominoes are seldom seen. 

 The colours are blacks, blues, and silvers. 



The VtzOR. — This breed is said to have been 

 produced by crossing the Domino with the Satinette, 

 and is a bird of great rarity. The head and shoulders 

 are coloured. It is grouse-legged, and may be 

 peaked or plain-headed like the Satinette. The most 

 common colours are blue and silver. 



The Turbiteex is a very charming example of 

 the Oriental family. It is a white-bodied Pigeon v.'ith 

 shoulder markings like the English Turbit, with a 

 frontal spot and cheek markings, each clear and dis- 

 tinct, and the cheek markings about half-an-inch in 

 diameter. Most Turbiteens are plain-headed, but 

 peaked birds are to be seen . They are grouse-legged . 

 The upper mandible of the beak should be dark, and 

 the lower flight flesh colour or white. Blacks and 

 Blues are the most common colours, followed by Reds, 

 Yellows, Silvers, and Chequers. In all the colours are 

 generalh' very bright, rich and clear. They are a 

 quaint and most attractive variety, but unfortunately 

 are in ver)' few hands. 



The Oriental Turbit. — This is coloured on 

 the shoulders like the English Turbit, with the addition 

 of a coloured tail, and is plain-headed. It excels in 

 head and beak properties, and has been used by Eng- 



