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flight-feathers of the wings, and the tail-feathers should be 

 barred all the way up them. 



"Golden Pencilled Hamburghs are in all respects, except the 

 ground colour, the same as the Silver Pencilled Hamburgh. 

 It is a qualification that we should be very tenacious about, 

 that the Pencilled Hamburgh Cock, either Golden or Silver, 

 should not have any marking of black upon him, except upon 

 his wings; for if he has, we shall be disappointed in his 

 progeny, as he will evidently produce spurious birds. 



"Silver Spangled Hamburglis. These, in their general form 

 and carriage, very closely resemble the Silver Pencilled, of 

 which they are a sub-variety, their size being in general a 

 little larger. The ground colour of the Cock is clear white, 

 beautifully spangled with one spot or spangle of clear black 

 upon each feather, which is more distinct and beautiful upon 

 the breast than on any other part of him. The hackles of 

 the neck and saddle are striped down the centre with black, 

 and clearly marginated with white, the tail-feathers mottled 

 with black and white, the black preponderating; the comb 

 double, and pointing upwards at the back of the head, but not 

 too large and ponderous ; ear-lobes quite white, and the Hgs 

 of a 4uiet light-blue colour. 



" The Hen of this beautiful variety is one of the most splendid 

 and attractive-looking birds of her species, being regularly 

 spotted or spangled with one spot or spangle only of clear black 

 upon each clear white feather, all over her body, from her 

 head to the end or tip of her tail ; and here I would observe, 

 that the distinctive marks of difference between the Silver 

 Pencilled Hamburgh Hens are these (they also apply to tho 

 Golden variety) : the hackles of the Silver Pencilled Ham- 

 burghs are purely white, while the hackles of the Silver Span- 

 gled Hamburghs are regularly and distinctly marked with 

 black ; the other distinction is, that the Pencilled Hamburghs 

 have five or six bars or pencillings across each feather of the 



