340 AMERICAN POULTRY ASSOCIATION 



BLUE PLYMOUTH ROCKS 

 Disqualifications. 



Shanks other than yellow. (See general and Plymouth Rock 

 disqualifications.) 



COLOR OF MALE. 



Head. Plumage, slaty blue. 



Beak. Yellow, shading to horn. 



Eyes. Reddish-bay. 



Comb, Face, Wattles and Ear-Lobes. Bright red. 



Neck. Very dark, lustrous blue. 



Wings. Bows, very dark, lustrous blue; coverts, a clear, 

 even shade of slaty blue, with a well-defined lacing of darker 

 blue ; primaries, a clear, even, medium shade of slaty blue ; 

 secondaries, inner web, a clear, even shade of slaty blue, outer 

 web, slaty blue ; each feather having a clear, well-defined lacing 

 of darker blue. 



Back. Very dark, lustrous blue. 



Tail. Sickles, very dark, lustrous blue ; tail-coverts, lustrous 

 blue; main tail feathers, a clear, even slaty blue, each feather 

 having a well-defined lacing of darker blue. 



Breast. A clear, even, medium shade of slaty blue, each 

 feather having a clear and well-defined lacing of a darker blue. 



Body and Fluff. Body, a clear, even, medium shade of slaty 

 blue, each feather having a well-defined lacing of darker blue ; 

 fluff, slaty blue. 



