黑(hei)玉(yu)翅(chi)鴿(ge)對頭(tou)嘴的要求和觀賞鴿(ge)其他品種(zhong)相同,眼(yan)(yan)(yan)皮(pi)則(ze)白中(zhong)發青,曰(yue)“青白眼(yan)(yan)(yan)皮(pi)”。眼(yan)(yan)(yan)睛不(bu)宜“金”也(ye)不(bu)宜“豆(dou)”,而宜“葡萄(tao)眼(yan)(yan)(yan)”。它(ta)和“豆(dou)眼(yan)(yan)(yan)”近似,但深色(se)中(zhong)心之外泛紫色(se),仿(fang)佛紫葡萄(tao)。鴿(ge)子頸間細(xi)毛有閃(shan)光(guang),閃(shan)光(guang)發紅者(zhe)曰(yue)“葷(hun)閃(shan)”,發藍(lan)者(zhe)曰(yue)“素閃(shan)”。黑(hei)色(se)鴿(ge)子閃(shan)光(guang)尤為顯著。黑(hei)玉(yu)翅(chi)如(ru)呈(cheng)素閃(shan),顯得高雅而寧(ning)靜;如(ru)呈(cheng)葷(hun)閃(shan),則(ze)養家(jia)不(bu)值(zhi)一顧。也(ye)可以說不(bu)論(lun)什么(me)品種(zhong)都尚(shang)素閃(shan)。我看(kan)這反映(ying)中(zhong)國的審美觀念(nian),寧(ning)要高雅而摒(bing)棄象征喜慶的紅色(se)。
說到白色的(de)翅(chi)翎(ling)可大有(you)(you)講究:一(yi)是(shi)有(you)(you)大小(xiao)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)分(fen)。白翎(ling)三根(gen)(gen)(gen)以下(xia)者曰小(xiao)膀,八(ba)根(gen)(gen)(gen)以上者曰“大膀”。再(zai)小(xiao)、再(zai)大都(dou)不(bu)(bu)好。二是(shi)左(zuo)右膀白翎(ling)根(gen)(gen)(gen)數要均勻。最(zui)好多(duo)少相同(tong),術語曰“雙”(讀去聲,不(bu)(bu)作平),如(ru)(ru)(ru)“雙五(wu)根(gen)(gen)(gen)”,即(ji)左(zuo)右膀白翎(ling)都(dou)是(shi)五(wu)根(gen)(gen)(gen)。倘多(duo)少不(bu)(bu)同(tong),只(zhi)許(xu)(xu)相差(cha)一(yi)根(gen)(gen)(gen),如(ru)(ru)(ru)左(zuo)七右八(ba),左(zuo)四右五(wu),都(dou)是(shi)許(xu)(xu)可的(de)。如(ru)(ru)(ru)相差(cha)一(yi)根(gen)(gen)(gen)以上,便叫“偏膀”,價(jia)值便差(cha)許(xu)(xu)多(duo)。三是(shi)決(jue)不(bu)(bu)許(xu)(xu)白翎(ling)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)間夾有(you)(you)黑(hei)(hei)翎(ling),曰“夾條”,是(shi)大忌,它(ta)一(yi)文都(dou)不(bu)(bu)值了。還有(you)(you)鴿腳紅色無毛部分(fen)與其上有(you)(you)細毛相交處,有(you)(you)的(de)長一(yi)圈白毛,曰“白褲腿”,乃窩分(fen)不(bu)(bu)正(zheng)之(zhi)(zhi)(zhi)故,不(bu)(bu)可取。當年有(you)(you)一(yi)位老養家,要求黑(hei)(hei)玉翅(chi)八(ba)個爪(zhua)尖(jian)都(dou)是(shi)黑(hei)(hei)的(de),認為這(zhe)樣(yang)才真純(chun)正(zheng)。但合格者甚少,所以他養了多(duo)年,只(zhi)有(you)(you)十來(lai)只(zhi)。如(ru)(ru)(ru)此嚴格又(you)未免太苛刻了。