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Swallows. 



On account of their handsome marking they are a very 

 handsome bird, extensively bred and popular. They get their 

 name from their close resemblance to the Sea Swallow. They 



have hazel colored eyes, long slender beak, shell crests and 

 heavily feathered on toes and legs. Their body color is white 

 with colored wings and toe feathers. 



Satinettes and Blondinettes. 



The Satinettes and Blondinettes are one of the oldest vari- 

 eties of pigeons in existence, but just where they originated 

 from is a mystery, and they belong to that group of pigeons 

 known as Oriental Frills and, as their name implies, it is pre- 

 sumed they had their origin in the Far East. The Satinettes and 

 Blondinettes are very much alike. The Blondinettes may be 

 termed a dark-bodied bird and the Satinette a white-bodied bird, 

 with only colored shoulders and tails. The Blondinette is laced 

 over the entire body and the Satinette on the shoulders. The 

 }ficing should be regular and fr^e from moss, the ground color 



