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Dull black — black lacking lustre. 



Black with green sheen — a black reflecting brilliant green in the sun- 

 light. 



Black with purple barring — black reflecting deep purple in the sun- 

 light. 



(c) Solid buff (Buff Cochin, Buff Leghorn, Buff Plymouth Rock, 

 Buff Wyandotte). A feather without other color than buff in quill 

 or web. 



Rich golden buff — bright 

 and uniform. 



Pale buff or light buff- 

 lacking strength of buff color. 



Mealy — irregularly marked 

 with lighter buff, giving the ef- 

 fect of having been sprinkled 

 with meal. 



Medium Buff — between 

 light and dark buff. 



(d) Red (Rhode Island 

 Red). A feather without 

 other color than red in quill 

 or web. 



Mahogany red — rich, bril- 

 liant, dark red, almost black 

 in the shade. 



Dark red — a deep, rich 

 shade of red. 



For advanced pupils the 

 study may include a com- 

 parison of both perfectly and 

 imperfectly marked feathers, 

 for which special collections 

 can usually be secured, from 



Fig. 23. — Cattails growinc^ in the cornfield 



(See lesson on soils) 



the fowls while they are being examined by the class. 



Give to each pupil a collection of feathers representing the dif- 

 ferent colors and shades to be found with poultry. Select feathers 

 representing the different shades and colors and point out the 

 differences by contrast. 



Method. Always use a fowl or fowls rather than a collection of feathers 

 when teaching feather markings and coloration. By so doing, the pupil 

 will associate a particular type of feather with the variety of fowl. More- 

 pver, a living thing is always more interesting than a dead one, 



