PIGEONS. 
thers named the “purle,” spreading in opposite directions, like 
the frill of a shirt; and from the beak to the purle reaches 
the gullet. 
The colors of this pigeon are mostly yellow, dun, red, blue, 
and black; and occasionally chequered. According to the 
fancy, the back of the wings and tail should correspond in 
color, except in the yellow and red birds, whose tails should 
be white. A stripe of black should cross the wings of the 
blue birds, but the other body and flight feathers should be 
white; they are termed “ black-shouldered,” or “ blue-shoul¬ 
dered,” as their color may be; and when of one color only, 
THE TURBIT, 
these pigeons have been sold as “owls.” Turbits are also 
chosen for the shortness of their beaks, and their spreading 
“purle;” and if well-trained, when young, they will become 
excellent flyers. 
THE NUN, 
The nun is greatly admired, from the elegantly contrasting 
colors of its plumage. Its body is generally white, and its tail 
and six flight feathers of its wings should be either wholly red, 
vivid yellow, or black, as likewise its head, which is adorned 
and nearly covered by a tuft, or “ veil,” of pure white feathers. 
According to its colors, the bird is termed a red, yellow or 
black-headed “ nun,” as it may happen to be; and whenever the 
feathers vary from this rule, the bird is termed “ foul-headed,” 
or “foul-flighted,” and is greatly diminished in value; but 
ith such as frequently rear clean-feathered birds, as perfect 
