is AM&R1CAH 1'OVLTKY ASSOCIATION 



note that the specimen belongs to a line bred for production 

 of exhibition females.) 



Gray. A color formed by blending white and black, frequently 

 with a dash of red or other primary colors. In common 

 usage, black modified by white to form a dull whitish tint. 



B 



-r.lb 



Figure 11. 



DIVISIONS OF A FEATHER 



A, Quill or shaft at the root of feather. (See technical terms.) 



B, Tip or point. (Extreme outer end.) 



C, C. Fluff and undercolor. (See technical terms.) 



D, D. Web and surface color. (See technical terms.) 



E, E. Fringe (or border). 



The fringe is that portion of a feather at *he extremities of the web 

 and tip where the fibers are not joined by barbules. In self or solid colors, 

 this border or edge is more glossy than the web. In parti-colors the color 

 changes usually at the junction of the central web and the border as in 

 hackle of a Columbian Plymouth RocU. 



