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The accurate distance calculated in kilometers or miles from a race point to the location of the loft in the backyard or property of the participant flyer.

Nine hollow areas extend throughout the pigeon's body. Air flows through this system of interconnected sacs almost like blood in the circulatory system.

The humerus - this is the bone in the wing which projects directly from the body.

An attachment enclosure to the loft made out of wirecloth for the purpose of sun bathing and a place to bath for pigeons. Also use as a system for settling young birds.

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The back portion of the pigeons head.

The pattern of scales on the feet and legs.

Band is made out of metal or plastic put on a leg of the pigeon with bird number, year of birth, club or organization. Other type has an information of ownership.

A pigeon that carries a band on it's leg is called "banded".

At 7 days old, racing pigeons need to have a unique identification put on one the right leg. This procedure is called banding. Note: Due to rapidly growing feet, some birds may need to be banded a day or 2 earlier.

The colored bar located at the base of the tail.

Sterile or non-producing hen. Incapable of laying eggs.

The two or three bands of color which are located at the back part of the wing.

A small flight like feather that is found at the joint of the wing butt.

Angle formed between the forehead and beak.

A pigeon with excess flesh and feathers directly under the lower beak is said to "have a beard"

A color pattern of the front part of the neck.

When the female sticks her bill down the male's throat and takes an offering of regurgitated food. A behavior known as a prelude to mating.

Blue (english).

Broad and short of body; also called "apple bodied" or "cobby".

A white, powder-like dust found in the feathers of pigeons.

A dominant color determined by a dark bluish band across the gray-blue body of a pigeon.

A popular color determined by gray mottled body with darker feathers.

This color is a sooty gray on outer wings. In part of the Belgian country this pigeon is called " Genopt ", other term is Crayonne (pronounced as crayonA).

A projecting eye.

A courtship behaviour of a male pigeon like puffing out his neck feathers, lowering his head and turning around in circles.

Crop area of the body; also includes the front muscles.

A pigeon wide in the chest is said to be "broad".

Irises of two colors.

Sitting upon or incubating eggs. Protecting by covering with wings.

A very dark colored eye, thick iris with "breeding grooves" which are black or dark in color.

Exhausted, worn-out, lost or confused bird is said to be a "Bushed flyer".

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A mixture of small grains used as a treat.

Flesh surrounding the eye.

Color pattern on the wing feathers.

A clock is a pigeon timer used during a race. The bird is caught by the fancier upon its arrival. The countermark is removed from the bird's leg and placed in the clock. The time of arrival is therefore recorded. Various clocks are used including the new electronic recording system that accurately determine and record the exact time of arrival.

The name given to the set of eggs laid.

General health; muscular tone for racing; feather perfection.

Person who takes birds to race point and takes decision to release them.

Pigeons make many sounds during courtship, such as "coo-roo-coo-tooo...".

Birds used in bringing down race birds.

The description given to a pigeon that is light in weight and in race condition.

A rubber band with a number. This band is put on a race bird's leg prior to shipping to a race. When the bird arrives home on the race day, the countermark is removed and is placed in the clock. The new electronic system use a read/write chip that is attached by means of a plastic band, that contains the countermark number.

The small feathers of the wings and tail.

The first stomach of the bird for storing feed located in a fleshy pocket on the neck.

Reversed feathers on the back of the head, as in the Satinette.

Wavy or crooked breastbone.

The mating of birds with no relationship within the previous five generations or unrelated birds. This is the simplest system and the one used by a lot of fanciers to avoid some of the hazards of in-breeding.

The top of the pigeons head.

Selection of sub-standard birds for disposal.

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A bird with a large breast-bone.

A floor bedding 3 to 5 cm deep that will keep the loft dry and control ammonia emission.(EG., woodchips, wood pellets, wood shavings, saw dust, chopped paper, straw, peat and sand).

Soft and fine yellowish covering found on newly hatched pigeons.

Male pigeon runs closely behind his hen like chasing and pecking until she gets into the nest box. This is like tight guarding action.

During a pigeon race, birds will usually not arrive at the loft at the same time. Instead, they will come in groups, The first " drop " would be that group of pigeons that came home to the loft in the first grouping.

A female pigeon (english)

A male pigeon (english)

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A hen that is unable to lay a completely formed egg.

A theory that connects specific individual eyes of birds to racing and breeding ability.

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