460 



THE BOOK OF POULTRY. 



what low. not perpendicularly, the sickles and 

 coverts abundant and well curved. 



Legs and Feet. — Legs : Slender and fairly long, 

 and the shanks free from feathers. Toes : Four on 

 each foot, slender, and well spread. 



Carriage. — Sprightly and erect. 



Weight.— 6i lb. 



HEN 



With the exception that the Crest is of globular 

 shape, the general characteristics of the hen are 

 similar to those of the cock, allowing for the natural 

 sexual differences. 



Weight.— 5 lb. 



COLOUR 



THE CHAMOIS OR WHITE-L.\CED BUFF 



Beak : Dark blue or horn. Eyes : Red. Comb 

 and Face : Red. Ear-lobes : Blue-white. Legs and 

 Feet : Dark blue. 



Plumage of the Cock. — Buff ground with white 

 markings. Crest : Wliite at the roots and the tips, 

 and as free as possible from whole white feathers. 

 Muffling : Mottled or laced, not solid bufi. Hackle : 

 Tipped. Wings : Bar and secondaries laced, and 

 primaries tipped. Tail, Sickles, and Coverts : Laced. 



Plumage of the Hen. — Except that the wng 

 primaries are tipped, the colours and marldngs, 

 including the crest, are buff ground and white 

 lacing. 



THE SIL\'ER 



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

 Plumage.— As in the Gold, substituting silver as 

 the ground. 



THE WHITE 



Beak : Dark blue. Eyes, Comb, and Face : Red. 

 Ear-lobes : White. Legs and Feet : Dark blue. 

 Plumage. — Pure white. 



THE W'HITE-CRESTED BLACK 



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

 Dark blue or almost black. 



Plumage. — Crest : Snow white. 

 Plumage : Rich metallic black. 



Remainder of 



THE WHITE-CRESTED BLUE 



Head points. Legs and Feet : As in the White- 

 Crested Black. 



Plumage. — Crest : Snow white. Remainder of 

 Plumage : SoUd dark blue. 



SCALE OF POIXTS 



WHITE-CRESTED VARIETIES 



Head: crest, 30; comb and wattles, 13 ..45 



Colour . . . . . . . . , . • ■ 30 



Condition 



Type 



Size . . 



THE GOLD 



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



Plumage of the Cock. — Golden bay ground, with 

 black markings. Crest : Black at the roots and the 

 tips, and as free as possible from whole white feathers. 

 Muffling : Mottled or laced, not sohd black. Hackle : 

 Tipped. Back and Saddle : Distinctly laced, or 

 spangled at the tips. Breast, Thighs, Shoulders, and 

 Wings : Laced, except primaries, which are tipped. 

 Tail : Laced, the ends of the sickles being well 

 splashed. 



Plumage of the Hen. — Golden bay ground with 

 black lacing, each feather being distinctly marked, 

 and as free as possible from splashes. 



OTHER V.\RIETIE3 



Head : crest, 30 ; muffling, 10 ; comb and 



wattles. 5 

 Colour and markings 



Type 



Size . . 

 Condition 



Serious defects : Split or twisted crest ; other 

 than horn comb ; absence of muffling in Chamois, 

 Gold, Silver, and White varieties ; foul-coloured 

 plumage ; legs other than blue or slate ; other 

 than four toes on each foot ; wry tail ; any deformity. 



