Getting back into the sport after nearly a 10 year absence, has its advantages and disadvantages. First, I have an opportunity to start afresh, however, my best laid plans are cast asunder by some old habits. I find myself thinking that I must have this bird or that bird and before I have even flown a race, I am already on the road to over-stocking my breeding loft with grandchildren of birds who I can not tell what they accomplished. There seems to be a language of "titles" that makes you think the bird is important, but you just are not sure.
近十年没有养鸽，重返鸽坛自有其辛酸苦辣。首先有机会重新开始，但我的美好计划总是因一些老的嗜好所打断。以前我也参加竟翔，总是自己认为这只或那只鸽子好坏，我对我种鸽舍孙代的鸽子了如执掌。看上去鸽子的“头衔”对你很重要，但你并不了解它。
I think that it is as close to false advertising as one can come to offer birds out of such and such a champion when the buyer has no clue what kind of a championship it really is, and the seller has no intention of clarifying the situation.
I have taken the time to ask some questions, and here is my glossary of over used titles that make a buyer think they are really getting something out of a national ace, when in fact they are getting something quite different.
BDS is a very small pigeon magazine "Belgische Duiven Sport" that organizes Championships. So, 1st National Ace Pigeon BDS is for the small subscriber base of that magazine not inclusive of any national competition.
LDS is a large regional Club in the province of Limburg.
LDS是比利时Limburg省中的一个区域俱乐部。
La Colombophilie Belge is a very small French language pigeon magazine in the French speaking part of Belgium.
La Colombophilie Belge（比利时信鸽）是比利时法语区法语信鸽杂志。
1st Ace Semi National is nonsense: Semi National means some provinces together. It means some but certainly not half of the Belgium competition.
冠军半国家鸽王赛是废话：半国家是几个省的合称，只是几个，当然不是半个比利时的国家赛
Snelheid is Sprint or Short Distance, mostly the release station is Quievrain (about 100 kilometers).
Snelheid 是快速或短程的意思，主要司放地在Quievrain（约100公里）。
"De Reisduif" is a pigeon magazine. 1st General Champion Middle Distance "De Reisduif", is the Middle distance champion of the subscriber base of that magazine.
"De Reisduif"是信鸽杂志，中距离综合冠军赛"De Reisduif"冠军是该杂志订户之间的中距离冠军。
"De Duivenkrant" is also the name of a pigeon magazine.
"De Duivenkrant"也是一本杂志的名称。
KBDB is what matters in Belgium... This is the name of the Homing Union (national organization). 1st National Ace KBDB is the "Best of Belgium". 4th Prov. As KBDB Brabant is an official title. This bird was the 4th best of the province of Brabant (some thousands of fanciers).
If anyone is familiar with other titles used to sell birds, please contact me and I will include your definition to my glossary of terms. I hope that the glossary will help flyers learn what is the scale of an accomplishment by knowing the scope of the title used.
