PLYMOUTH ItOCK STANDARD 1 A /> KRKE1) HOOK. 



Purple. A color produced by a combination of red and blue ; 

 includes all shades produced by this combination, such as 

 lilac, violet, etc. 

 Quill. The hollow, horny, basal part or stem of a feather. 



(See "Shaft"; also, figure 7.) 

 Red. The spectral color opposite to blue. Red covers a wide 



range of hues and shades. 

 Rump. The rear part of the back of a fowl. 

 Saddle. The rear part of the back of a male bird, extending to 

 the tail and covered by the saddle feathers. (See figure 1.) 

 Saddle Hackle. The long, narrow, pointed 

 feathers growing from a male bird's sad- 

 dle and drooping at the sides. (See fig- 

 ure 1.) 



Scaly Leg. ( )ne with incrustations or de- 

 posits upon and beneath the scales. 

 Secondaries. The long quill feathers that 

 grow on the second joint or fore-arm of a 

 fowl's wing, visible when the wing is 

 folded. With the primaries, they consti- 

 tute the main feathers of the wing. (See 

 figures 1 and 2.) 



Section. A distinct part or portion of a 

 fowl's body ; especially one of- the parts 

 or portions considered in judging fowls. 

 fect) - Self-Color Solid-Color. A uniform color 



unmixed with any other. 



Serrated. Notched along the edge like a saw. 

 Serration. A V-shaped notch between the points of a single 



comb. 



Shaft. The stem of a feather, especially the part filled with pith, 

 which bares the barbs. (See figure 7.) Properly the part 

 to which the vane is attached, but some- 

 times applied to the entire stem, including 

 quill. 



Shafting. The shaft of the plume portion 

 of a feather, being lighter or darker in 

 color than the web of the feather. (See 

 figures 7 and 15.) 

 Shank. The lower scaly portion of a fowl's Figure 16. 



lee:, exclusive of the feet and toes. (See One Form of side 



r & - i o \ Sprigs (A Disquali- 



figures 1 and 2.) ncation). 



Figure 15. 



One Form of 

 Shafting (A De- 



