JUDGING, REPORTING AND TECHNICAL TERMS 195 



French Moult. — A lenn (it'U'ii iisod in coii- 

 lu'clioii with liirds in an unhealthy condition 

 wliich lose their feathers and fail to re))ro- 

 duce others ; the hody in time Ijeconies prac- 

 tically nude, except tliat llu' iiriniary and 

 secondary feathers of the wiiig and the tail 

 are retained. 



Frontal. — That portion of a crest which 

 conies over the beak. 



Furnished. — Has assumed tlie full char- 

 acteristics — i.e. when a bird has attained its 

 fidl adult plumage (which it docs with its 

 second luoult), and its coat luis a more com- 

 plete finish. 



Gait. — The free-and-easy movcnunl with 

 which liirds move from perch to percli. 



Go. — Often used to describe birds of posi- 

 tion ; possessing a nervy, quick movement, the 

 whole body being on the move. 



Grey- — Applicable to a liglil-coloured crest, 

 tile lii<ht feathers of which are dappled or 

 faintly streaked with dark. Such crests are 

 sometimes called " grizzle crests." 



Grizzled. — This has reference to feathers 

 that are streaked or intermingled with light 

 and dark, giving a greyish a|i]iearance. 



Grizzle-tail and Grizzle-wing. — Sec 

 Grizzled, 



Ground Colour. — The general colour of the 

 body feather which intensifies, or otherwise, the 

 finish on the surface. 



Gutter-backed. — A hollow running down 

 the centre of the back between the wings from 

 the shoulders downwards, most noticeable in 

 Belgians and Scotch Fancies. Some York- 

 shires, too, have a similar tendency. The term 

 '■gutter" is also frequently used in descriliiiig 

 a "split" or vacancy in the featlu'rs at the 

 side of a crest. 



Hairy Crests. — A common way of descril)- 

 ing the texture of the feathers of a crest which 

 is fine and thin in web, especially towards the 

 tip of eacli feather. 



Harsh Colour. — Lacking softness and tone. 



Headgear. — The plumage on the top of tlie 

 skull ; chiefiy applied to crests. 



Heavily Variegated. — A ])ird the greater 

 portion of wliieh is dark. 



Hollow-necked. — A too great falling away 

 at the back of the neck in a Yorkshire, giving 

 an unsymmetrical finish to the neck. 



Horned. — A term applied to feathers wliieli 

 have a tendency to curl up slightly on either 

 side of the back of the skull in both Crests 

 and Plainheads. In Plainheads forming a 

 pair of small horns at the back of the head, but 

 in some instances only curling up on one side. 



Hot-colour. — Very deep, colonr-fed bird. 



Hugs Perch. — Synonymous with Crouching 

 (whieli sec). 



Jonque. — An old name for Yellow, and at 

 one time used to describe a yellow Cinnamon, 

 London I'ancy, or Lizard. 



Jonquil. — Another old nanu^ for Yellow : of 

 L'rench origin. 



Laced, Lacing. — A stripe or edging round 

 a feather of some colour dilTerent from its 

 ground colour, as in the Lizard Canary. The 

 word " laced ' is also often used to describe 

 the darker stripes on the breast of a Linnet 

 or birds similarly marked, the back of a Green 

 Canary, or Cinnamon. 



Lashing. — A term used in describing the 

 heavy eye-brows of a Crestbred when the 

 feather droops somewhat over the eye. 



Leggy. — LTsed freely when describing good 

 length of leg in a Yorkshire. 



Level-colour. -Pure and even in colour all 

 over. 



Light-throated. — A defect in a Self-Cinna- 

 mon or Green, tlie thi'oat-colour running too 

 light. 



Lineage. — The spangling of a Lizard's back, 

 running down the back in straight lines one 

 after the other, closely packed together. 



Long-in-barrel. — A term often used in 

 describing a Norwich tliat is too long in 

 liody. 



Lustre. — Depth ami brilliancy of colour ; 

 having a glistening surface. 



Marked. — This abbreviation is applicable 'o 

 either evenly or unevenly marked birds. 



Mealed. — A pale covering over the surface 

 ot the richer ground colour of a but! bird, as if 

 coated with hoar-frost. 



Mealy. — Another term for " buff." 



Mixed- wing. — Apjilied where a light feather 

 appears in the midst of I lie dark feathers of an 

 evenly wing-marked bird. 



Mooning. — The moon-shaped while tippings 

 to the fiiglits of a Goldfinch's wing. 



Mop-crest. — Disorderly arranged feathers of 

 a crest, often minus a proper centre and lack- 

 ing radiation. 



Nervy. — A term ajiplied to highly-strung 

 l)irds of position. 



Non-capped. — A Lizard Canary without a 

 light cap, the whole of the head being dark and 

 spangled like the body, but with finer spangles. 



Non-fed. — Referring to the colour of a bird 

 whieti has not lieen given colour-food during 

 tlie moult. 



Norwich-breasted. — Applied to Yorkshires 

 with a too prominent and liroad breast. 



Open-centre. — A]i])licable to the centre of 

 a crest, showing llie skin in a greater or lesser 

 degree, owing to the centre not being well filled 

 with feathers. 



Open-plumage. — The feathers on the body 

 lying loose and untidy. 



