Azotes on the various Breeds of Poultry 



either lacing or mossing, each feather (inckid- 

 ing tail) pencilled across with black. 



Legs — Blue. 



The same standard will apply to the silver 

 pencilled Hamburghs, substituting a clear 

 silvery white gi-ound for a golden one— the 

 silver cock to be as free from yellow tinge as 

 possible. Combs falling over to one side, 

 red deaf ears, and legs any colour except blue, 

 are decided disqualifications. 



The spangled Hamburghs, both gold and 

 silver, are inform identical with the pencilled 

 varieties. The points of excellence aimed at 

 are the distinctness and size of the black 

 spots at the points of the feathers, and the 

 clearness of the ground colour whether gold 

 or silver. The hens in a pen should match 

 as nearly as possible in size of markings and 

 depths of colour. 



GOLDEN SPANGLED. 



The points of the cock are the following :— 



Comb, face, and ivattles — Red. 



Deaf ear — Opaque white. 



Head—Dee^ reddish bay. 



Hackle— T>tQT^ golden bay, each feather 

 striped down the centre with rich green 

 black, well defined and not clouded. 



Breast— Goldtn bay, free from massing, 

 streaking, or lacing, each feather ending with 

 a round, large, rich black moon or spangle, 

 the moons increasing in size in proportion to 

 the size of feather. 



Thighs ami nnder-part of body — Do. 



Back — Deep reddish bay distinctly spangled 

 with metallic black, the texture of the feather 

 giving the spangle a starred or ragged appear- 

 ance. 



Shoulder coverts — Do. 



Saddle — Rich reddish golden bay, each 

 feather striped down the centre with metallic 

 black. 



Wiugbo7u — Golden bay, distinctly spangled 

 with black. 



Wing bars — The greater and less wing 

 coverts clear reddish golden bay, free from 

 lacing, each feather ending with a large, 

 round, green black spangle, forming two 

 distinct parallel black metallic bars across 

 the wing. 



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ending with black 



IViug primaries — Ba)*, 

 spot. 



] Viug secondaries — D o. 

 r.?//— Black. 



Sickle feathers — Ricli green black. 

 Tail coverts— V)o. 

 Legs—^\a.\.Y blue. 



The points of the hen are the following :— 

 Comb, face, wattles — Rich bright red. 

 Deaf ear — Opaque white. 

 ^^^^/_Golden bay, tipped with black. 

 Neck— Do., each feather distinctly striped 

 down the centre with black, the colours not 

 mixing. 



Breast— Golden bay, free from massing, 

 each feather ending with a large black moon, 

 the moons increasing in proportion to size 

 of feather. 



Thighs and inider parts of body — Do. 

 Back and shoulders— Cle^x golden bay, free 

 from lacing, each feather tipped with black 

 moon. 



Wing bow — Do. 



Wing bars — Greater and lesser wing coverts 

 golden, being tipped with black moon, form- 

 ing two distinct parallel green black bars 

 across the wing. 



Wi?ig primaries— Golden ba)', ending with 

 black moon. 



Wing secondaries — Golden bay, ending with 

 green black half-moon or crescent-shaped 

 spangle, termed by the Hamburgh fanciers 

 of Lancashire " lacing on the top of the Aving 

 above the flight." 

 r^7//— Black. 



Tail coverts — Golden bay, free from mass- 

 ing, each feather ending with a rich green 

 black spangle. 



Legs — Slate colour. 



SILVER PENCILLED. 



The same standard will apply to the silver- 

 spangled Hamburghs, substituting a clear sil- 

 very white ground for a golden one — the sil- 

 ver cock as free as possible from yellow tinge. 



BLACK. 



The black Hamburgh is a pretty fowl, and 

 more suited for a town life, where there is 

 much smoke, than the more delicately coloured 

 varieties. The plumage should be very rich 



