黑(hei)玉翅鴿(ge)對頭嘴(zui)的要(yao)求和觀(guan)賞鴿(ge)其他品種(zhong)相同(tong),眼(yan)(yan)皮則白中發青,曰“青白眼(yan)(yan)皮”。眼(yan)(yan)睛不(bu)宜(yi)(yi)“金”也不(bu)宜(yi)(yi)“豆”,而(er)(er)宜(yi)(yi)“葡萄眼(yan)(yan)”。它和“豆眼(yan)(yan)”近似,但深色中心(xin)之外泛紫色,仿佛紫葡萄。鴿(ge)子(zi)頸間細毛(mao)有閃(shan)(shan)光(guang)(guang),閃(shan)(shan)光(guang)(guang)發紅(hong)者曰“葷(hun)閃(shan)(shan)”,發藍者曰“素閃(shan)(shan)”。黑(hei)色鴿(ge)子(zi)閃(shan)(shan)光(guang)(guang)尤(you)為顯著。黑(hei)玉翅如呈(cheng)素閃(shan)(shan),顯得(de)高雅而(er)(er)寧靜(jing);如呈(cheng)葷(hun)閃(shan)(shan),則養家(jia)不(bu)值一顧。也可以說不(bu)論(lun)什么(me)品種(zhong)都尚素閃(shan)(shan)。我看這反映中國的審美觀(guan)念,寧要(yao)高雅而(er)(er)摒棄象(xiang)征喜慶的紅(hong)色。
說到白(bai)色(se)的(de)翅翎可大(da)有(you)(you)講究:一是(shi)(shi)有(you)(you)大(da)小(xiao)(xiao)之(zhi)分(fen)。白(bai)翎三根(gen)以(yi)下(xia)者(zhe)曰(yue)小(xiao)(xiao)膀(bang)(bang),八根(gen)以(yi)上者(zhe)曰(yue)“大(da)膀(bang)(bang)”。再(zai)小(xiao)(xiao)、再(zai)大(da)都(dou)不(bu)(bu)好。二(er)是(shi)(shi)左(zuo)右(you)(you)膀(bang)(bang)白(bai)翎根(gen)數要(yao)均(jun)勻。最(zui)好多(duo)(duo)少(shao)相(xiang)(xiang)同(tong),術(shu)語曰(yue)“雙(shuang)”(讀去聲,不(bu)(bu)作(zuo)平),如(ru)(ru)“雙(shuang)五(wu)根(gen)”,即(ji)左(zuo)右(you)(you)膀(bang)(bang)白(bai)翎都(dou)是(shi)(shi)五(wu)根(gen)。倘多(duo)(duo)少(shao)不(bu)(bu)同(tong),只許相(xiang)(xiang)差一根(gen),如(ru)(ru)左(zuo)七右(you)(you)八,左(zuo)四右(you)(you)五(wu),都(dou)是(shi)(shi)許可的(de)。如(ru)(ru)相(xiang)(xiang)差一根(gen)以(yi)上,便(bian)叫“偏(pian)膀(bang)(bang)”,價(jia)值(zhi)便(bian)差許多(duo)(duo)。三是(shi)(shi)決(jue)不(bu)(bu)許白(bai)翎之(zhi)間夾有(you)(you)黑(hei)翎,曰(yue)“夾條”,是(shi)(shi)大(da)忌,它一文(wen)都(dou)不(bu)(bu)值(zhi)了。還有(you)(you)鴿腳紅色(se)無(wu)毛部分(fen)與其(qi)上有(you)(you)細毛相(xiang)(xiang)交處,有(you)(you)的(de)長一圈白(bai)毛,曰(yue)“白(bai)褲腿”,乃窩分(fen)不(bu)(bu)正(zheng)之(zhi)故(gu),不(bu)(bu)可取。當(dang)年有(you)(you)一位老養家,要(yao)求黑(hei)玉翅八個(ge)爪尖都(dou)是(shi)(shi)黑(hei)的(de),認為這樣(yang)才真(zhen)純正(zheng)。但合格(ge)者(zhe)甚少(shao),所以(yi)他養了多(duo)(duo)年,只有(you)(you)十來(lai)只。如(ru)(ru)此嚴格(ge)又(you)未(wei)免太苛刻了。