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FANCY PIGEONS. 
frill; and according to the fulness and beauty of this, the bird is prized by 
fanciers. It has a short beak, and a tuft behind its head. It varies greatly 
in color, some being reddish, some dun, while others are blue and black. 
The most valued have their body plumage white, or of one entire color. The 
blue turbits have black bars across their wings. They are called yellow¬ 
shouldered or blue-shouldered, according to the different tints of the shoul¬ 
ders or wings. The original blue turbit has always a blue tail, and the 
black turbit, a black tail; which fire essential accompaniments. 
THE RUFF. 
This bird is something like the jacobin, but it has many shades of differ¬ 
ence, and is a distinct variety. The hood and span are larger, but the 
feathers do not grow so near to the shoulders, and the hood is not so distinct 
and compact. It is rather a larger bird than the jacobin. 
THE NUN. 
The head of this bird is almost covered with a veil of feathers, whence 
its name. Its body is chiefly white; its head, tail, and the six flight feathers 
of its wings should be entirely red, yellow, or black; and when its head is 
red, the tail and flight feathers should be red; and when its head is yellow 
or black, the tail and flight feathers should invariably correspond with it. 
The nun is perhaps the very prettiest and most striking of the toy 
pigeons. It is smaller in size, but resembles the trumpeter in having a 
tuft of feathers rising from the back of the head, and bending forward, like 
a hood thrown a little back. The small bill and pearl eye of this bird also 
add to the neatness of its appearance. 
