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THE BOOK OF POULTRY. 



Legs and Feet. — l^egs : Of medium length, the 

 thighs well covered with soft and webless feathers, 

 the shanks strong, fine, and well rounded, and free 

 of feather or fluff. Toes : Four on each foot, straight, 

 and well spread. 



Carriage. — Graceful and well balanced, resembling 

 that of the Brahma. 



Weight. — Buff Laced, /-l lb. ; other varieties, 

 Si lb. 



HEN 



The general characteristics of the hen are similar 

 to those of the cock, allowing for the natural sexual 

 differences. 



Weight. — Buff Laced, 61- lb. ; other varieties, 7 lb. 



COLOUR 



THE BLACK 



Beak : Bright yellow. Eyes : Bright bay. Comb, 

 Wattles, and Ear-lobes : Bright red. Legs and Feet : 

 Bright yellow. 



Plumage. — Black, with a beetle-green sheen, the 

 under-colour as dark (black) as possible. 



THE BLUE-L.\CED 



Head points, Legs and Feet : As in the Black. 



Plumage of the Cock. — Bay ground with blue 

 marliings. Hackles : With distinct blue stripe down 

 the centre of each feather, and free from black 

 tips or black round the edging. Back and Shoulders : 

 Free from black, or smutty blue. Wings : Bar, 

 laced blue, and well defined. Breast : With well- 

 defined lacing, free from double or outer, or black 

 or smutty marldng, and regular from the throat to 

 the back of the thighs. Fluff ; Blue powdered with 

 gold. Tail : Solid blue, free from black or white. 



Plumage of the Hen. — Neck-liackle and Tail : 

 As in the cock. Remainder of Plumage : As on 

 the cock's breast, the lacing to extend to the back 

 of the thighs into the fluff. 



THE BUFF 



Head points. Legs and Feet : As in the Black. 



Plumage. — Any shade of buff from lemon to 

 dark, at the one extreme avoiding washiness and 

 at the other a red tinge, the colour to be perfectly 

 uniform, allowing for greater lustre on the hackle 

 and saddle feathers, and the wing-bows in the case 

 of the cock only. 



THE BUFF LACED 



Head points (except Beak : Yellow, or horn 

 tipped with yellow). Legs and Feet : As in the Black. 



Plumage of the Cock. — Rich buff with white 

 markings. Hackles : With white stripe down the 

 centre of each feather. Breast and Thighs : With 

 clear and regular white lacing. Wings : Bars laced 

 with pure white, and well defined ; secondaries white 

 on the inner web, and rich buff laced and white on the 

 outer web. Tail, Fluff, and Under-colour : Pure white. 



Plumage of the Hen. — Neck, Tail, and Fluff : 

 As in the cock. Breast, Back, and Wings : Rich 

 buff with regular white lacing, and the lacing on 

 the cushion may continue into the tail coverts. 



THE COLUMBIAN 



Head points (except Beak : yellow or horn). 

 Legs and Feet : As in the Black. 



Plumage of the Cock. — White, with black mark- 

 ings. Neck-hackle : With a distinct black stripe 

 down the centre of each feather, but free from a 

 black outer edging and black tips. Wings : Prim- 

 aries black, or black edged with white ; secondaries, 

 black on the inner edge and white on the outer. 

 Tail : Glossy green-black, with the coverts either 

 laced or not with white. Remainder of Plumage : 

 Pearl white, entirely free from ticking, the under- 

 colour being either slate, blue- white, or white. 



Plumage of the Hen. — Hackle : Bright, intense 

 black feathers, entirely surrounded with a silver 

 white margin. Wings, Tail, and Remainder of 

 Plumage : As in the cock. 



THE GOLD LACED 



Head points (except Beak : Horn, shading into or 

 tipped with yellow). Legs and Feet : As in the Black. 



Plumage of the Cock. — Rich golden bay with 

 black markings. Hackles : With distinct black stripe 

 down the centre of each feather, free from ticks, 

 black outer edging, or black tips. Back : Free from 

 black, or from deep maroon. Breast and Under- 

 parts : With well-defined jet black lacing, free from 

 double or bay outer lacing, the markings regular 

 from throat to back of thighs, showing green lustre. 

 Thighs and Fluff : Black or dark slate, slightly 

 powdered with gold, with clear lacing round hocks 

 and outer side of thighs. Shoulder Tip : Laced with 

 black. Wittgs : Bow, rich golden bay ; coverts, 

 evenly laced, forming two (at least) well-defined 

 bars ; secondaries, black on inner and wide golden 

 stripe on outer web, the edge laced with black ; 

 primaries, black on inner web, and broadly laced 

 gold on outer edge. Tail : Black, with green lustre. 

 (Note. — Brightness and uniformity of colour to be 

 considered of more value than any particular shade.) 



Plumage of the Hen. — Hackle, Thighs, and 

 Fluff : As in the cock. Breast, Back, and Wings : 

 As on the cock's breast, the secondaries and primaries 

 as in the cock. Tail : Black, with a green lustre, 

 the coverts black with a rich golden bay centre 

 to each feather. (Note. — Brightness and equality 

 of ground, and regularity of lacing throughout, to 

 be of first importance.) 



THE P.\RTRIDGE 



Head points, Legs and Feet : As in the Gold Laced. 



Plumage of the Cock. — Hackles : Orange or golden 

 red, with puler shade at back, each feather having a 

 glossy black stripe down centre. Back and Shoulder : 

 Rich bright red, free from maroon or purple shade. 

 Wings : Bars, solid black ; secondaries, rich bay on 

 outer web, and black on inner web and end of feather, 

 the rich bay alone showing when the wing is closed. 

 Breast : Black, free from ticks. Fluff : Sohd black. 

 Tail : Including sickles and tail coverts, glossy 

 metallic black. 



Plumage of the Hen. — Hackle : Golden yellow, 

 clearly pencilled. Breast, Back, and Wings : Light 

 brown ground, free from red or yellow tinge, every 

 feather distinctly and plentifully pencilled with a 

 darker shade, the pencilhng uniform throughout, 

 and following the form of the feather ; a brick or 

 yellow ground is objectionable. Fluff : Brown (free 

 from yellow or red), slightly pencilled ; the more 

 pencilhng the better. Tail : True feathers black, shad- 

 ing to brown at top, which should be well pencilled. 



