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THE BOOK OF POULTRY. 



Carriage. — Liveh", clear of the ground from breast 

 to slirn. 



Weight.— DrrtAi? .• 8 lb. Duck : 7 lb. 

 Plumage.— Bright and glossy. 



COLOUR 



Bill : Slate-black, with dense black saddle in 

 the centre, but not touching the sides nor coming 

 within one inch of the end ; the bean black. Eyes : 

 Black. Legs and Feet : Dull orange-brown. 



Plumage. — Lustrous green-black, as free as possible 

 from purple or white, the whole of the back and 

 upper part of wings, the breast, and under-parts 

 of body deep black, the vWngs naturally more lus- 

 trous than the rest of the body plumage ; a brown 

 or purple tinge is objectionable, although not a 

 disauahfication. 



SCALE OP POINTS 



Type 30 



Size . . 



Colour . . . . . . . . . . ..15 



Head and bill 

 Condition 



Neck 



Tail 



Legs and feet 



Serious defects : Red or white feathers ; orange- 

 coloured bill ; dished bill ; crooked back, wry tail, 

 or any other deformity. 



CRESTED DUCKS 



GEXERAL CHARACTERISTICS 



Head. — Long and straight. Crest : Globular, as 

 large as possible, and set evenly on the skull. Bill : 

 Long and broad. Eyes : Large and bright. 



Neck. — Rather long, shghtly arched. 



Body. — Long, broad, and fairly deep. Breast : 

 Full and round. Back : Long and broad. Wings : 

 Strong, and carried closely to the sides. Tail : 

 Short, similar to that of the Aylesbury. 



Legs and Feet. — Legs : Short and strong. Toes : 

 Straight, connected by web. 



Carriage. — Somewhat erect. 



Weight. — Drake : 7 lb. Duck : 6 lb. 



COLOUR 

 Any colour is permitted. 



SCALE OF POINTS 



Crest . . 

 Type . . 

 Size . . 

 Head and bil 

 Colour 

 Condition 

 Neck . . 

 Legs and feet 



25 



INDIAN RUNNER DUCKS 



GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS 



Head. — Long, fine, and comparatively flat. Bill - 

 Very long and strong, fairly broad, coming straight 

 down from the skull and giving it the appearance 

 of a long wedge : the long sweep of the top hne of 

 the head should continue without an indentation 

 or stop right down to the end of the bill, and should 

 not dip in the centre (known as " dished "). Eyes : 

 Set high in the head. 



Neck. — Long, and as thin as possible. 



Body. — Long, narrow, and racy-looking. Breast .- 

 Round. Shoulders : Gently sloping, gradually taper- 

 ing upward until they reach the neck. Wings : Of 

 medium length and closely carried. Tail : In a 

 line with the body, the drake's having two or three 

 curled feathers. From the shoulders the body is 

 drawn out at length, tapering gradually to the 

 stern, and without the sUghtest indication of keel, 

 the top and lower halves resembling each other 

 in shape, and appearing as two symmetrical ovals. 

 (Note. — A good description of the general shape 

 of the Indian Runner is that it resembles that of 

 the old style of soda-water bottle.) 



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

 well back and compelling the bird to Ccurry itself 

 upright. Toes : Straight, connected by web. 



Carriage. — Very erect, somewhat after the form 

 of a Penguin. 



Weight. — Drake : 4^ lb. Duck : 4 lb. Weight 

 in either sex not to exceed 5^- lb., nor to be less than 

 3* lb. 



COLOUR 



Bill : Yellow, and spotted with green in young 

 birds ; entirely green in adults, and with a black bean. 

 Eyes : Hazel. Legs and Feet : Deep and bright yellow. 



Plumage. — Fawn and white. Head : Cap and 

 cheeks fawn, a narrow line of white dividing those 

 markings, and a line of white about one-eighth of 

 an inch wide dividing the base of the bill from the 

 head markings. Neck. — White from the head to 

 il- to 2 in. from the base of the neck, where it joins 

 the fawn evenly and abruptly all round, the lower 

 part of the neck fawn. Breast (upper part, about 

 half-way between the point of the breast-bone and 

 the legs). Shoulders, Wings (top part). Back, and 

 Tail : Fawn. Flights and Fluff : White, except an 

 indistinct line of colour running from the base of 

 the tail to the thighs. The colour should be uniform 

 throughout the whole of the surface plumage, 

 except the tail of the drake, which is of a dark 

 shade. The fawn of the shoulders, the top part 

 of the wings and the tail is the shape of a heart 

 pressed flat on the back. The two colours through- 

 out should be cleanly cut, and not running into 

 each other. 



SCALE OP POINTS 



Colour and markings : 

 Type and condition 

 Head, eves, and bill 

 Neck . . ' 

 Legs and feet 



bodv, 2S ; head, 10 



Serious defects i Slipped wings ; any deformity. 



