PLYMOUTH ROCK STANDARD AND BREED BOOK 225 



Light Edging. This fault occurs when the edges which are 

 not as dense in structure as the body of the feathers are lighter 

 in color. It is found usually in the back section of females, but 

 infrequently in other sections of the females and in the breast 

 and body of males. See illustration, plate 60. 



Foreign Color. Both black and white are found in the tails 

 and wings of both sexes. Black is the more common in tails and 

 secondaries and white in primaries. Both are decidedly objec- 

 tionable as the rules for cutting for defects plainly show, by re- 

 quiring a cut of from one-half a point to the color limit of the 

 section. Black in the tail is a most common fault and a little at 

 the base is not dealt with severely. The color itself is usually 

 modified, in reality a reddish-brown or brownish black and gen- 

 erally appears in broken field or in large dots or small spots, 

 and sometimes in a few of the main tail feathers, but not all. 

 It appears in tails of both sexes. White is equally objectionable 

 and to some breeders more so than black and indicates weak 

 color. Individuals that show considerable white in wing or tail 

 are rarely used in breeding, though some white might be toler- 

 ated, possibly, if the surface color was even and the undercolor 

 strong. On the whole, white as a color defect is more easily 

 overcome than black. 



PLATE 60 



BUFF PLYMOUTH BOCKS 



Showing (1) shafting in each feather, and (2) light edging. 



