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colour is admissible, except a few white feathers 

 in the crests of adults, which, however, are not 

 desirable. 



SCALE OF POINTS 



Crest and mufiSing . . . . . . . . . . 30 



Size . . 

 Comb. . 

 Colour 

 Symmetry 

 Condition 



Serious defects : Coloured feathers ; any deformity. 



LA FLECHE 



GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS 



Head. — Skull : Rather long and thin. Beak : 

 Long and strong, with nostrils elevated. Eyes : 

 Bold. Comb : Of the horn type, V-shaped, of 

 medium size, free from side branches, smooth, and 

 erect. Face : Smooth, and free rom feathers. Ear- 

 lobes : Of medium size and fine texture, round and 

 free from folds. Wattles : Long, pendulous, and well 

 rounded. 



Neck. — Long, with well developed hackle. 



Body. — Long. Back : Sloping slightly, and taper- 

 ing towards tail. Breast : Fairly deep, and wide 

 front. Wings : Large, carried well up, but by no 

 means on the back. 



Tail. — Long and full, and carried somewhat low. 



Legs and Feet. — Legs : Long, and shanks free from 

 feathers. Toes : Four on each foot, long and straight. 



Carriage. — Graceful. 



Weight. — 8 lb. ; cockerel, 6 lb. 



Plumage. — Close. 



Except that the Tail is rather erect, the general 

 characteristics of the hen are similar to those of 

 the cock, allowing for the natural sexual differences. 



Weight. — 6 Ib^ ; pullet, 5 lb. 



COLOUR 



Beak : Dark horn. Eyes : Bright red, black 

 admissible. Comb, Face, and Wattles : Red. Ear- 

 lobes : Pure white. Legs and Feet : Black or dark 

 slate. 



Plumage. — Black, with brilliant green gloss. 



SCALE OF POINTS 



Head : comb, 10 ; face, 10 ; ear-lobes, 10 



Size . . 



Colour 



Shape 



Condition 



Serious defects : Feathers other than black ; red 



ear-lobes ; presence of crest ; shanks other than 

 black or dark lead ; any deformity. 



FAVEROLLES 



GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS 



Head. — Skull : Broad, flat, and short. Beak : 

 Stout and short. Comb : Single, of medium size 

 and upright carriage, with four to six serrations, 

 and of smooth surface. Face : MufSed. Beard and 

 Mitffting : Full, wide, and short. Ear-lobes and 

 Wattles : Small, and partially concealed by the 

 muffles. 



Neck. — Short and thick, and well let into the 

 body. 



Body. — Tliick and deep and " cloddy." Breast : 

 Broad, with a deep keel bone coming well forward 

 but not too rounded. Back : Flat and square, very 

 broad across the shoulders and saddle. Wings : 

 Small, carried closely to the body. 



Tail. — Of medium length, and carried rather 

 upright, the feathers being broad. Long, thin, and 

 flowing tail feathers, carried either low- or straight, 

 are very objectionable. 



Legs and Feet. — Legs : Thighs short and wide 

 apart, shanks of medium length, stout and straight, 

 and carried well apart (narrowmess, or any tendency 

 to be in-kneed, is very objectionable), and sparsely 

 feathered down to the outer toe. Toes : Five on 

 each foot, the fifth being divided from the fourth, 

 and the outer toe sparsely feathered. 



Carriage. — Active and alert. 



Weight. — 7 lb. to 8J- lb. ; cockerel, 6J lb. to 

 7i lb. 



HEN 



With the exception that the Comb is much 

 smaller in proportion, and that the Tail is fan- 

 shaped, the general characteristics are similar to 

 those of the cock, allowing for the natural sexual 

 differences. 



Weight. — 6 lb. to 7 lb. ; pullet, 5 lb. to 6V lb. 



COLOUR 



Beak : Horn or white. Eyes : Grey or hazel. 

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

 Feet : White. 



Plumage of the Cock. — Beard and Muffling .- 

 Solid blacl';. Hackles : Stravv'. Back and Shoulders : 

 A mixture of black, white, and brown. Breast, 

 Thighs, and Under-fiuff , Tail, and Shank feathering : 

 Black. Wings : Bow, straw ; bar, black ; second- 

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

 and black on the inner edge and at the tips ; primaries, 

 black. 



Plumage of the Hen. — Beard and Muffling. Breast, 

 Thighs, and Fluff : Cream. Remainder of Plumage : 

 Wheaten brown, the neck-hackle being striped with 

 a dark shade of the same colour (but free from 

 black), and the wings being of a light shade. 



SCALE OF POINTS 



Colour 

 Symmetry 



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