1132 CYCLOPEDIA OF UVK STOCK AHD COMPLETE 8TOCK DOCTOR. 



and the longer the better. The rise from the saddle to the tail, and the 

 side feathers of the tail to be pure lustrous green- black (except a few 

 next the saddle), slightly tipped with white, the tiiil feathers pure black. 

 The breast should be full and broad, and carried well forward ; feathers 

 black, tipped with white : wings small, and well tucked up under the 

 saddle-feathers and thigh fluff. A good black bar across the wing is 

 Important. The fluff on the hinder pails and thighs should be black or 

 dark gray; lower part of the thighs covered with soft feathers, nearly 

 black. The markings of the hen tire nearly similar to those of the cock. 

 Both sexes should have rather short yellow legs and profusely feathered 





A PAIR OF SILVER-LACED WYANDOTTES. 



oo the outside. The carriage of the hen is full, but not so upright as 

 that of the cock. The markings of the hen, except the neck and tail, are 

 the same all over, each feather having a dingy white ground, closely pen 

 ciled with dark steel gray, nearly up to the throat on the breast. 



III. Light Brahmas. 



The best of these fowls should be mostly white in color, but if the 

 feathers are parted, the bottom of the plumage will appear of a bluish 

 gray. The neck*backles should be distinctly striped with black downthu 



