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points; if the bar be solid black, with no spangles through the cen- 

 ter, judges look on this with more leniency than if there was a loss 

 of color to make two separate and distinct bars across the wing; as 

 in the former case, the cut is usually half a point; or where it is a 

 solid or Dark Brahma bar, it is the same; while in the latter case, 

 the cut is one and a half points; if the outer web of secondaries be 

 penciled with brown or black, to cloud the triangular tip, it is cut 

 from one-half to two points, as in degree; primaries, three-quarters 

 white, one point for each wing; solid white primary or secondary, 

 one point for each wing; lesser coverts, wholly black, one to two 

 points; black or bronze on rose of wing, from one-half to one and a 

 half. In the females, the centers are sometimes penciled, and some- 

 times the feathers are spangled, in place of being laced; the pen- 

 ciled center is cut one-half to one and a half; spangled in place of 

 laced, one-half to one and a half points. 



TAIL. If the tail be not well spread at the base, it is cut one 

 point; if the sickles be straight, the cut is one point; if pinched or 

 pointed, spike-like, one-half to one and a half; if the sickles be white, 

 one-half to two points, as in degree; if the lesser sickles or tail 

 coverts be colored with white, one to two points, as in degree; lesser 

 coverts wholly white or gray, one point; white tips to main feathers, 

 one point, and the same cut if white appear at the base of the main 

 feathers. If the tail be carried squirrel-like, one to two points; when 

 perpendicular, one point. In the female, if the tail be pinched, one 

 point; grey on the upper surface of tail, one-half to one point. 



LEGS AND FEET. If the thighs be long and small, the cut is 

 one point; for each crooked toe, one point. This may seem severe 

 for a long leg, but the thighs and shanks of this breed are rather 

 short; one-half point is the usual cut, except in excess of length and 

 fineness of bone, the full point is imposed. If the male shows grey 

 thighs, the cut is one point; if the shanks be faded, or the front 

 clouded with a dusky color, and the rear of the shank yellow, the 

 cut is from one to one and a half points; black scales and dark 

 clouding of shanks, one-half to two points. 



REMARKS. 



We have quite fully given the defects and cuts which follow 

 in judging Silver Wyandottes. Space will not permit us to judge 

 the female singly, as we have in the most important sections em- 

 bodied the female defects and cuts. The breast, however, needs 

 further amplification, and, perhaps, it would be well to extend the 



