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CLEAN LEGGED TUMBLER STANDARD. 



BEAK Close fitting, straight set, and of medium thickness. 



WATTLE Neat, fine in texture. 



SKULL Rather more oval than round, with wide frontage, 

 showing no flatness or indentation. 



EYE Pearl or white, centrally placed. 



CERE Small as possible, fine in texture. 



NECK Medium length, broad at base, tapering gradually 

 to throat, slightly arched. 



BODY Short, stout and wedge-shaped, prominent and 

 wide in chest. 



FLU JUTS AND TAIL Flights closely set, broad, short and 

 carried on tail. Tail closely folded and wedge shape. 



LEGS Stout, and well set, and of medium length. 



r.vKuiEiis Sprightly, upright, bold and jaunty. 



FEATHER Clean, close, and tight fitting. 



MOTTLES Color sound and even throughout. The pinion 

 mutt lings should be white, and nearly circular, evenly dis- 

 tributed, butts free from white. The back marking should 

 be V shaped, well and evenly mottled. Beak as in Selfs. 



ROSE WINGS Same as Mottles excepting back markings. 



BEARDS Markings. The Bearding or Chuck should be 

 small, and not extending beyond the centre of the eyes, and 

 in line with centre of beak. Primary flights 10 x 10 tail and 

 stockings white; the rest of the body to be of a sound even 

 color throughout. Beak In blues, blacks and chequers, the 

 upper mandible should be dark, and the lower flesh colored, 

 while in other varieties both mandibles should be flesh 

 colored. 



BALD HEADS Markings. Head, primary flights 10 x 10, 

 tail and body color downwards from the breast bone, white. 

 The line of demarcation should extend from slightly under 

 the lower mandible, following close to the eye* and gradually 



