STANDARB FOR LA BRESSE. 



475 



Muffling 

 Size . . 

 Condition 

 Comb . . 



Serious defects : Skin and legs other than white ; 

 absence of beard and muffs ; featherless shanks and 

 outer toes ; other than five toes on each foot ; hollow 

 breast ; any bodily deformity. 



LA BRESSE 



GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS 



Head. — Skull : Rather thin, and of medium 

 length. Beak : Strong and fairly long. Eyes ; Bold. 

 Comb : Single, of medium size, straight, and erect, 

 the back part following the curve of the neck, deeply 

 and evenh" serrated, of fine texture, and free from 

 thumb-marks and side sprigs. Face : Smooth and 

 free from feathers. Ear-lobes : Well developed and 

 rather pendent. Watlles : Of medium length, and 

 rounded at the ends. 



Neck. — P'airly short, but covered with long 

 hackles. 



Body. — Fairly broad, square, and compact. 

 Breast : Well rounded. Back : Moderately short, 

 broad at shoulders, and tapered to the tail. Wings : 

 Of moderate length, and carried close to the body. 



Tail. — Of medium length, and carried well back. 



Legs and Feet. — Legs : Of medium length, the 

 shanks fine and free from feathering. Toes : Four 

 on each foot, straight, and well spread. 



Carriage. — Active and graceful. 



Weight.— 6 lb. 



Except that the Comb falls gracefully over to 

 cither side of the face, the general characteristics of 

 the hen are similar to those of the cock, allowing 

 lor the natural sexual differences. 



Weight.— 5 lb. 



COLOUR 



THE BLACK 



Beak : Dark blue or dark slate, the former 

 preferred. Eyes : Black, or as dark as possible. 

 Comb and Wattles : Bright red. Face : Sooty, 

 especially dark around the eyes. Lobes : White, or 

 white sanded with red, the former preferred. Legs 

 and Feet : The same as the beak. 



Plumage. — Black, wdth a bright green lustre. 



THE WHITE 



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

 Dark blue. 



Plumage. — Pure white, straw tinge objection- 

 able. 



SCALE OF POINTS 



Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 



Head : lobes, 10 ; eyes, 10 ; comb, 5 . . . . 25 



Colour . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 



Legs and feet . . . . . . . . . . i ; 



Serious defects : Comb too hea\-y or with side 

 sprigs ; red eyes ; black, white, or yellow shanks and 

 toes ; straw-coloured or other than black or white 

 feathers; high tail carriage; any deformity. (Note. 

 -Red lobes, although objectionable, cannot be con- 

 sidered as serious defects at present. — W. W. B.) 



