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owners. The ideal sketch which appears with this article will 

 convey to the reader who knows little or nothing about pigeons, 

 the handsome outlines and lady-like form of the Magpie, which 

 is oft times referred to as the "Queen of Pigeons." 



They are bred in Black, Red, Yellow, Blue, Silver and Dun. 

 The main points of the Magpie are so clearly defined in the 

 sketch accompanying the article that it seems unnecessary to 

 call any particular attention to them. The beautiful shape of 

 skull, the fine texture of beak and wattle, the small bold eye, with 

 fine choral cere, the long fine neck, the elegant outline of body, 

 fine folded tails and game-like legs and feet are placed in front 

 of the fancier in such a masterful way that to see them is to 

 admire them. 



The English Owl. 



The English Owls are not without a host of supporters, who 

 claim them to be just as good, just as pretty as any variety. 

 We find them most plentiful in blue, silver and dun, while occa- 

 sionally we see a few blacks, chequers and creams. The good 

 English Owl must have a fine dark eye cere, neat and shapely 

 wattle, rich red eye, full gullet and abundance of frill. The head 

 must be round, full and wide, have plenty of top skull and full 

 frontal. The beak should be stout and well set and have a down- 

 ward appearance, upper and lower mandables close fitting with 

 dividing line pointing to the center of the eye. The carriage i§ 

 one of the main features, ag is also shortness of feather. 



