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THE BOOK OF POULTRY. 



should be heavily penalised. The Standard 

 of the Poultry Club is as follows : — 



EMBDEN GEESE 



GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS 



Head. — Long and straight. Bill : Fairly short, 

 stout at the base. Eyes : Full. 



Neck. — Long and swan like, the throat uniform 

 with the under mandible and neck — i.e. without a 

 gullet. 



Body. — Broad and thick ; frame, long. Breast : 

 SoHd, with as little indication of keel as possible. 

 Shoulders : Broad. Back : Straight. Wi)igs : Large 

 and strong. Tail : Carried well out and close. 

 Paunch : Deep. Stern : Broad. 



Legs and Feet. — Legs : Fairly short, large, strong 

 boned. Toes : Straiglit, connected by web. 



Carriage. — Upright and defiant. 



Weight. — Gander : 30 lb. to 34 lb. Goose : 20 lb. 

 to 22 lb. 



Plumage. — Hard, tight, and glossy. 



Bill : Orange. 

 Feet : Bright oran. 



Plumage. — Pure white 



COLOUR 

 Eyes : Light 



blue. Legs and 



SCALE OF POINTS 



Size . . 

 Breast 

 Head 

 Carriage 

 Neck . . 

 Colour 

 Condition 

 Legs and feet 



Serious defects : Plumage other than 

 wry tail ; or any other deformity. 



100 

 white ; 



TOULOUSE GEESE 

 GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS 

 Head. — Strong and massive. Bill : Strong, fairly 

 short, and well set, in a uniform sweep, or nearly 



so, from the point of the bill to the back of the 

 skull. Eyes : Full. 



Neck. — Long and thick, with the throat well 

 guUeted. 



Body. — Long, broad, and deep. Breast , Pro- 

 minent, deep, and fuU ; keel straight from stem 

 to paunch, increasing in width to the stern and 

 forming a straight underhne. Shoulders : Broad. 

 Back : SUghtly curved from the neck to the tail. 

 XVijigs : Large and strong. Tail : Somewhat short, 

 carried high and well spread ; paunch and stern 

 heavy and wide, wth a full rising sweep to the 

 tail. 



Legs and Feet. — Legs : Short, stout, strong 

 boned. Toes : Straight, connected by web. 



Carriage. — Somewhat horizontal, and not so 

 upright in front as the Embden. 



Weight. — Gander : 28 lb. to 30 lb. Goose : 

 20 lb. to 22 lb. 



Plumage. — Full and bright. 



COLOUR 



Bill : Orange. Eyes : Dark brown or hazel. 

 Legs and Feet : Orange. 



Plumage. — Neck : Dark grey. Breast and Keel : 

 Sound grey, rather Ught, shading dark to thighs. 

 Back, Wings, and Thighs : Dark steel grey, each 

 feather laced with an almost white edging, the 

 flights without white. Stern, Paunch, and Tail : 

 White, the tail with a broad band of grey across 

 the centre. 



SCALE OF POINTS 

 Size . . 

 Carriage 



Head and throat . . 

 Breast and keel 

 Tail, stern, and paunch 

 Colour and marking 

 Condition 

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



Legs and feet . . . . . . . . . . 5 



Serious defects : Patches of black or white among 

 the grey plumage ; slipped or cut wings ; wry taii ; 

 or any other deformity. 



