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Neck. Reddish-bay, center portion of feathers black, slightly 

 penciled with mahogany-brown, feathers in front of neck, same 

 as breast. 



Wings. Shoulders, bows and coverts, mahogany-brown, pen- 

 ciled with black, outlines of pencilings conforming to shape of 

 feathers ; primaries, black with edging of mahogany-brown on 

 outer webs ; secondaries, inner webs, black, outer webs mahog- 

 any brown, penciled with black, outlines of pencilings conform- 

 ing to shape of feathers. 



Back. Mahogany-brown, distinctly penciled with black, the 

 outlines of pencilings conforming to shape of feathers. 



Tail. Black, the two top feathers penciled with mahogany- 

 brown on upper edge ; coverts, mahogany-brown penciled with 

 black. 



Breast. Mahogany-brown, distinctly penciled with black, 

 the outlines of pencilings conforming to shape of feathers. 



Body and Fluff. Body , mahogany-brown, penciled with 

 black ; fluff, mahogany-brown. 



Legs and Toes. Thighs, mahogany-brown, penciled with 

 black ; shanks and toes, yellow or dusky yellow. 



Under-Color of All Sections. Slate. 



Note Each feather in back, breast, body, wing-bows, and 

 thighs to have three or more distinct pencilings. 



COLOR OF THE MALE 



The Desired Shades. There are, or should be, but two colors 

 in an ideal Partridge male and there should be but one shade 

 of each color. 



The neck or hackle, shoulder or wing-bow, back, saddle, and 

 saddle hangers may be called the red sections, though we must 

 understand that the Standard requires that each feather in neck, 

 back and saddle should be striped with black. 



The Correct Shade of Red. The red is nevertheless the color 

 that is responsible for our first impression because it is visible 

 at as great a distance as the bird itself. For this reason, the 

 correct shade of red for the sections enumerated above will 

 be first considered. To use the words of the Standard, these 

 sections should be "rich, brilliant red." The term "rich" as used 

 in such a connection is taken to mean deep, or dark, perhaps. 

 This description would exclude a light, thin, or shallow color, 

 such as orange shades which would not meet the requirements. 

 The word "rich" alone might also, as understood in this con- 

 nection, lead us to produce some very deep or dark shades of red 



