Nun pigeon

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Nun
Conservation statusCommon
Other namesDutch Shell Pigeon
Classification
US Breed GroupFancy
EE Breed GroupTumbler Pigeons

The Nun is a

rock pigeon (Columba livia).[1]
The Nun is one of the oldest breeds and was originally a flying
tumbler before being developed for exhibition.[2]
It is a mostly white breed, with a hood of feathers, which gives the name to the breed.

Description

The Nun is given its name by the raised feathers which form a kind of hood which covers the back of the neck and head, resembling a

rock pigeon (Columba livia).[6] They have mostly white bodies and are designated according to the color of their head, for example, a black headed Nun, or a yellow headed Nun.[7] Only the head, tail and the flight feathers are colored.[8] Nuns are one breed in a group of pigeons who fly at high altitudes, along with types of tumblers and the magpie pigeon.[9]

The British Nun Club standard for the Nun states that the ideal size for male Nuns should be 9 inches (23 cm) from the top of the bird's head to their feet, and 10 inches (25 cm) from the front of the chest to its tail. Female and young Nuns should be roughly the same size. The beak should be straight but stout, and the eyes a pearly white.[10]

caudal vertebrae than the rock pigeon, from which they originate.[6]

See also

References

  1. ISBN 0-85390-013-2
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  2. ^ a b Seymour, Rev. Colin, ed. (2006). Australian Fancy Pigeons National Book of Standards.
  3. ^ Figuier, Louis; Gillmore, Parker (1873). Reptiles and Birds. New York: Cassell, Petter, & Galpin. p. 452.
  4. ^ Townend Barton, Frank (1911). The Boy Fancier. London: George Routledge & Sons. p. 306.
  5. ^ Beeton, Isabella Mary, ed. (1863). The Book of Household Management. London: S. O. Beeton. pp. 212.
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    ISBN 9781417937509
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  7. ^ "Beverly Show of Poultry, Pigeons, and Canaries". The Journal of Horticulture Cottage Gardener, and Country Gentleman. VI (New Series): 425. 1864.
  8. ^ Ames, D. F. (1838). Cottage Comforts. New York: D. F. Ames. p. 325.
  9. ISBN 978-0-7641-2991-9
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  10. ^ "BNC Standard of perfection for Nuns". British Nun Club. Retrieved 28 May 2011.

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