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THE BOOK OF POULTRY. 



Wattles, and Ear-lobes : Dark purple. Legs and 

 Feet : Black. 



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

 Shoiilder-coverts , and Wing-bows : Silver-white, the 

 neck-hackle with narrow black striping. Remainder 

 of Plumage : A rich black, the breast having a 

 narrow silver margin round each feather, giving it 

 a regular laced appearance gradually diminishing to 

 perfect black thighs. 



Plumage of the Hen. — Neck - hackle : Similar to 

 that of the cock. Remainder of Plumage : A rich 

 black, the breast very delicately laced as in the 

 cock. 



THE BLACK-BREASTED RED 



Beak : Dark green. Eyes, Comb, Face, Wattles, 

 and Ear-lobes : Bright red. Legs : Willow. 



Plumage of the Cock. — Cap : Orange red. Neck- 

 hackle : Light orange, free from black stripe. Back 

 and Saddle : Rich crimson. Wings : Bow, orange ; 

 bar, green-black ; secondaries, rich bay on the outer 

 edge of feathers, black on the inner edge and tips, 

 only the rich bay showing when the wing is closed ; 

 primaries, black. Remainder of Plumage : Green- 

 black. 



Plumage of the Hen. — Neck - hackle : Gold, 

 slightly striped with black, running to clear gold 

 on the cap. Breast and Thighs : Breast a rich 

 salmon, running to ash on thighs. Tail : Black, 

 except the top feathers, wliich should match the 

 body colour. Remainder of Plumage : A hght par- 

 tridge brown ground, very finely pencilled, and a 

 slight golden tinge pervading the whole, which 

 should be even throughout and free from any ruddi- 

 ness whatever, and with no trace of pencilUng on 

 the flight feathers. 



THE BROWN-RED 



Beak : Very dark horn, black preferred. Eyes, 

 Comb, Face, Wattles, Ear-lobes, Legs and Feet : Black. 



Plumage of the Cock. — Hackles, Back, and Wing- 

 how : Bright lemon, the neck-hackle feathers striped 

 down the centre with green-black, not brown. 

 Remainder of Plumage : Green-black, the breast 

 feathers edged with pale lemon as low as the top 

 of the thighs. 



Plumage of the Hen. — Neck-hackle : Light lemon 

 to the top of the head, the lower feathers being striped 

 with green-black. Remainder of Pluniage : Green- 

 black, the breast laced as in the cock, the shoulders 

 free from ticking and the back from lacing. (Note. 

 — There should be only two colours in Brown-Red 

 Game — viz. lemon and black. In the cock the 

 lemon should be very rich and bright, and in the 

 hen light ; the black in both sexes should have a 

 bright green gloss, known as beetle-green.) 



THE GOLDEN DUCKWING 



Beak : Dark horn. Eyes : Ruby red. Comb, 

 Face, Wattles, and Ear-lobes : Red. Legs and Feet : 

 Willow. 



Plumage of the Cock. — Hackle : Cream white, 



free from striping. Back and Saddle : Pale orange 

 or rich yellow. Wings : Bows, pale orange or rich 

 yellow ; bars and primaries, black with blue sheen ; 

 secondaries, pure white on the outer edge of the 

 feathers, black on the inner edge and tips, the pure 

 wiiite alone showing when the wings are closed. 

 Remainder of Plumage : Black, with blue sheen. 



Plumage of the Hen. — -Hackle : Silver white, 

 finely striped with black. Breast and Thighs : 

 Salmon, diminisliing to ash grey on thighs. Tail .■ 

 Black, except top feathers, which should match 

 the body colour. Remainder of Plumage : French 

 or steel grey, very sUghtly pencilled with black, and 

 even throughout. 



THE SILVER DUCKWING 



Beak, Eyes, Comb, Face, Wattles, Ear-lobes, Legs 

 and Feet : As in the golden variety. 



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

 Shoulder-coverts , and Wing-bows : Silver wloite. Second- 

 aries, pure white on the outer edge of the feathers, 

 black on the inner edge and tips of bay, the pure 

 white alone showing when the wing is closed. Re- 

 maitider of Plumage : Lustrous blue-black. 



Plumage of the Hen. — Hackle : Silver white finely 

 striped with black. Breast and Thighs : Breast a 

 pale salmon diminishing to pale ash grey on thighs. 

 Tail : Black, except top feathers, which should 

 match body colour. Remainder of Plumage : Light 

 French grey, with almost invisible black pencilling. 



THE PILE 



Beak : Yellow. Eyes : Bright cherry-red. Comb, 

 Face, Wattles, and Ear-lobes : Red. Legs and Feet : 

 Rich orange yellow. 



Plumage of the Cock. — Hackles : Bright orange ; 

 dark or washy hackles are to be avoided. Back 

 and Saddle : Rich maroon. Wings : Bow, maroon ; 

 bar, white, free from splashes ; secondaries, dark 

 chestnut on the outer edge, and white on the inner 

 edge and tips, only the dark chestnut showing when 

 the wing is closed ; primaries, white. Remainder of 

 Plumage : Pure white. 



Plumage of the Hen. — Neck - hackle : White, 

 tinged with gold. Breast : Rich salmon. Remainder 

 of Plumage : Pure white. 



SCALE OF POINTS 

 Style and shape 

 Colour 



Condition and shortness of feather 

 Eyes . . 



Tail 



Legs and Feet 



Head . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 



Neck . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 



Serious defects : Eyes other colour than standard ; 

 flat sliins ; crooked breast-bone ; twisted toes or 

 duck feet ; wry tail ; crooked back. 



