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AMERICAN POULTRY ASSOCIATION 



PLATE 11 



DEFECTIVE CONFORMA- 

 TION OF BACK, BODY 

 AND TAIL 



1. Tail plumage too large in 

 proportion to back and body. 

 Sometimes called "bushy 

 tail. ' ' 



2. Back and body slope too 

 much toward rear. Tail plu- 

 mage too much contracted and 

 pointed in general form of tail, 

 termed ' ' Pinched Tail. ' ' 



3. Body shows too much 

 fluff. Upper portion of tail 

 proper feathers are bent or 

 missing, causing bunched or 

 "Cobby Tail." 



4. Back and tail form too 

 nearly a straight back and tail 

 line, or a "flat top line." Tail 

 lacks in side furnishing. 



