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"tinged with red." Generally, the red extends beyond these 

 limits and is found in the body feathers. This is tolerated by 

 most judges, though not permitted in the words of the Standard 

 as interpreted literally, because penciling is both desired and 

 required in this section of the female plumage and it is conceded 

 that females with pencilings which extend well to the rear of the 

 body produce males with red in this section. In a general way, 

 it may be stated that the sires and brothers of the most perfectly 

 and consistently penciled females show considerable red in those 

 sections that correspond to the penciled sections of the females, 

 breast and wing coverts possibly excepted ; though the better the 

 pencilings of these female sections, the more apt are the corre- 

 sponding sections on the sires and brothers to show red or 

 brown. (See illustration, Plate 99.) 



The female desired to mate to such a male is the one that 

 conforms most closely to the Standard of Perfection in color and 

 markings, and shape also, of course, but this feature is treated 

 under that head, and one treatise does for all varieties of 

 Plymouth Rocks. 



The Standard Partridge Plymouth Rock female should pre- 

 sent a rich, glossy appearance. In color she should be neither 

 too light nor too dark. 



The penciling in each penciled section should follow the gen- 

 eral profile of the feathers and consist of three or more distinct 

 pencilings ; each feather free from shafting ; and the feathers in 

 each penciled section to be a rich mahogany-brown, penciled with 

 black. 



The head should be a mahogany brown ; the neck feathers 

 bright red, closely matching the shade of color desired on the 

 neck of the male; wing bows, back, breast, tail coverts, body, 

 fluff and thighs a rich, mahogany-brown, penciled with black ; 

 the wing primaries black, with an edging of mahogany-brown 

 on the outer web ; the inner web of the secondaries, black ; the 

 outer web, mahogany-brown penciled with black. 



The main tail feathers black, except that the two top feathers 

 should be mahogany-brown on upper edge. (See illustration, 

 Plate 100.) 



Beak, eyes, comb, face, wattles, ear-lobes, shanks and toes 

 should be the same color as that required for the male. 



