Some further remarks on the origin of domestic poultry. 579 



Black breasted red cock. 



Head bright orange. Comb bright red. Face and jaws 

 red. Eyes bright red. Beak hörn colour or yellow. Neck- 

 hackle bright orange, free from stripes. Back dark rieh red. 

 Shoulder and shoulder-coverts red. Wing butts black. Bovv 

 rieh red. Greater and lesser coverts, glossy black vvith 

 metaUic reflections forming a distinct bar. Primaries black 

 except two lower feathers ihe outer web of which should 

 be edged with bay, Secondaries clear bay outer web and 

 black inner web. Saddle rather darker red than hackle. Tail 

 black. Sickle feathers green-black. Tailcoverts glossy green- 

 black but grey at roots. Breast black up to the throat. Legs 

 willowor olive. (NB. I say the legs may be any colour E. C. P.) 



Hen. 



Head golden. Face, comb, deaf ear and wattles red. 

 Eyes bright red. Beak hörn colour or yellow. Neckhackle 

 golden with narrow black stripes. Back and shoulder-coverts, 

 wingbow, Shoulder and coverts patridge colour. Wing 

 primaries black or dark brown. Secondaries outer edge 

 patridge, remainder black. Tail black except the two top 

 feathers, which should be powdered with patridge colour. 

 Breast salmon shading off to ashy brown towards the thighs. 

 Thighs pale salmon. Legs willow or olive. (To match cock ear.) 



Brown-red cock. 



Head dark-red. Comb gibsy coloured, i. e. dark purple. 

 Face and jaws very dark purple. Eyes black. Beak black 

 or nearly so. Neckhackle lemon coloured with a very narrow 

 dark streak in the middle. Back and shoulder-coverts and 

 saddle lemon. Wing butts black. Shoulder black. Bow lemon. 

 Coverts green-black. Primaries black, secondaries black free 

 from grey. Tail black. Sickle-feathers and tail-coverts green- 

 black. Breast black ground colour feathers with brown 

 shafts and laced with light brown. (NB. Many of the old 

 fashioned cocks used to be spangled on the breast. E. C P.). 

 Thighs black. Legs black or dark willow on aged birds. 



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Beifolgendes Bl.-itt ist im P.aiul I, 1885, anstatt der Seiten 57» 

 und 580 einzuheften. 



