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Furnished. — Assumed full character. When a cockerel obtains his 

 tail, comb, &c. 



Gills. — A term applied to the wattles, sometimes more indefinitely to 

 the whole region of the throat. 



Hackles. — The peculiar narrow feathers on the fowl's neck. 



Hen-feathered^ or Henny. — Kesembling a hen, in the absence of 

 sickles. 



Hock. — The elbow-joint of the leg. 



Keel. — A word sometimes used to denote the breast bone. 



Leg. — The scaly part, or shank. 



Leg-feathers. — The feathers on the outside of the shank. 



Mossy. — Confused in marking. 



Pea-comb. — A triple comb. 



Penciling. — Small stripes over a feather. 



Poult. — A young turkey. 



Primaries. — The flight-feathers of the wings, hidden when the wing if 

 closed . 



Pullet. — A young hen. 



Rooster. — The common term for the male bird. 



Saddle. — The posterior of the back, reaching to the tail in a cock, 

 answering to the cushion in a hen. 



Secondaries. — The wing quill-feathers, which show when the bird is at 

 rest. 



Self-color. — A uniform tint over the feathers. 



Shaft. — The stem of a feather. 



Shank. — The scaly part of the leg. 



Sickles. — The top curved feathers of a cock's tail. 



Spangling. — The marking produced by each feather having one large 

 spot of some color different to the ground. 



Spur. — The sharp weapon on the heel of a cock. 



Stag. — Another term for a young cock. 



Strain. — A race of fowls, having acquired an individual character of 

 its own, by being bred for years by one breeder or his successors. 



Symmetry. — Perfection of proportion. 



Tail-coverts. — The soft, glossy, curved feathers at the sides of the 

 bottom of the tail. 



Tail-feathers. — Applied to the straight, stiff feathers of the tail only. 



Thighs. — The joint above the shanks. 



Top-knot. — Same as crest. 



jTn'o. — A cock and two hens. 



Under-color. — The color of the plumage as seen when the surface is 

 lifted. 



