JUDGING MALAYS, ASEEL, INDIAN GAME. 



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COLOUR 



Beak : Yellow or horn, yellow preferred. Eyes : 

 Pearl, yellow, or daw. Comb, Face, Throat, Wattles, 

 and Ear-lobes : Brilliant red. Legs and Feet : Very 

 rich yellow. 



THE PILE 



Plumage of the Cock. — Hackle, Saddle, and Back : 

 Rich red. ]Vii!gs : Bow, rich red ; secondaries, 

 bright bay ; flights, white on inner web, with red 

 outside edging. Remainder of Plumage : White. 



Plumage of the Hen. — Hackle : Gold. Breast : 

 Salmon. Remainder of Plumage : White. 



THE RED 



Plumage of the Cock. — Hackle, Saddle, and Back : 

 Rich red. Wings : Bow, rich red ; secondaries, bright 

 bay ; flights, black on inner web with red outside 

 edging. Remainder of Plumage : Lustrous green-black. 



Plumage of the Hen. — Any shade of cinnamon or 

 wheatcn, with preferably dark purple hackle. Par- 

 tridge marked and Clay are also allowable. The 

 Red variety should be quite free from white feathers 

 in wings and tail. 



THE SP.\NGLED 



Plumage. — Somewhat similar to the Red in ground, 

 except the Breast, Under-part, Thighs, and Tail of 

 the cock, which should have an admixture of red 

 and white. The hen's colour should be rich, and 

 boldly marked with black and white. Each feather 

 in both sexes should somewhat resemble tortoise- 

 shell in the blending of its red or chestnut with 

 black, and should have a bold white tip to it ; even 

 the long feathers of the wings and tail should be 

 as tri-coloured as possible. 



THE WHITE 



Plumage. — Pure white, free from any yellow or 

 black, or ruddy feathers. 



Note. — The foregoing are the principal varieties, 

 and others are not sufficiently numerous to warrant 

 description. The above colours and markings are 

 ideal, but in Malays not so much value is attached 

 to these points as to type and quality. 



SCALE OP POINTS 



Head : skull, 5 ; brow and expression, 5 ; beak, 



5 ; comb, 3 . . . . . . . . . . 18 



Shape (curves, etc.), strong shoulders and wing 



butts . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 5 



Length of limb and neck, and stiltincss .. 15 



Size and bone . . . . . . . . . . 



Carriage and outline . . . . . . . . 9 



Feather : short, narrow, and hard . . . . S 



Condition . . . . . . . . . . . . S 



Tail 5 



Colour . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 



Eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 



Feet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 



ciently penalised by the deduction of the maximum 

 number of points allowed in the above scale. 



ASEEL (SITTERS) 

 GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS 



Head. — Skull : Short and small, though broad 

 between the eyes and jaw, and thick at the base. 

 Beak : Strong, thick, and somewhat short, upper 

 mandible slightly curved, lower mandible straight. 

 Eye? : Bold, set back in the head. Comb : Triple 

 or " pea," the smaller the better, very hard fleshed. 

 Face : Hard and of fine texture. Ear-lobes : As 

 small as possible. Wattles : None. 



Neck. — Of medium length, the same width through- 

 out, powerful, and furnished with scanty feathering, 

 with the throat clean, not prominent or fleshy. 



Body. — Short ; straight back ; broad and high 

 shoulders ; stern narrow in comparison, but thick 

 and strong in hand at the root of the tail, this latter 

 being a great indication of strength. Wings : Strong, 

 short, and level, carried well out from the shoulders. 



Tail. — Short and slightly drooping, with the 

 sickles tapering like a scimitar to within three or 

 four inches of the ground. 



Legs and Feet. — Legs : Thick and muscular 

 thighs, well apart, and short shanks, free of feathers. 

 Toes : Four, thick and straight ; hind toe, if ■■ duck- 

 footed," not a disqualification. 



Carriage. — Upi'ight ; not too " Gamey " in general 

 appearance. 



Handling. — Short, close, and wiry plumage, diffi- 

 cult to break, devoid of fluff ; very heavy body in 

 comparison with size ; almost naked at point of 

 breast-bone and first joint of the wings. 



Weight— 6 lb. 



The general characteristics are similar to those 

 of the cock, allowing for the natural sexual differ- 

 ences. 



Weight.—; lb. 



COLOUR 



Except that the Co)nb, Face, Jaws, and Throat 

 are red, there is no standard or fixed colour of Beak, 

 Eyes, Legs, and Plumage. The principal varieties 

 of the breed are the black, grey, red, black spangle, 

 red spangle, white, and yellow. 



SCALE 

 Head (want of skull) 



Type 



Condition 

 Legs and feet 

 Carriage of tail 

 Eyes and comb 



Neck 



Stern 

 Plumage 



OP POINTS 



Serious defects : Any clear evidence of an alien 

 cross ; diminutive size ; single or pea comb ; bow 

 legs ; knock knees ; very bad feet ; in short any 

 defect that in the opinion of the judge is not suffi- 



Serious defects : Wry 

 any other deformity. 



tail, or roach back, or 



