APPENDIX. 



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Breast Very deep. 



Tail Small, drooping, sickle and tail cov- 

 erts slightly curved. (The neck, back, 

 aud tail forming three slight nearly equal 

 curves.) 



Thiglis Very long, round, strong and up- 

 right, the feathers very hard, short, and 

 close, the hock joint being bare. 



Legs Very long, strong, round, straight 

 and clean, perfectly free from feathers. 



Toes Very long, straight, strong, and pow- 

 erful. 



Plumage Very hard, short, close and glossy. 



Carriage Very upright, and tall. 



THE HEN. 



Beak Very strong and curved. 



Comb Very small, low, and flat, placed on 

 the front of the head, covered over with 

 small warty indentations. 



Head Long, very snaky, and flat on the top. 



Eye Bright, sunk beneath a projecting eye- 

 brow, eyelids pearled round the edge. 



Face Very naked and skinny, with a cruel 

 expression. 



Wattks Mere folds of the naked skin and 

 throat. 



Throat Quite naked and very skinny. 



Neck Very long, rapidly slanting from the 

 head ; neck feathers very hard, short, and 

 close, particularly in the lower part. 



Back Long, rapidly slanting in the tail, 

 shoulder coverts very short. 



Body "Long and round, narrow at the inser- 

 tion of the tail. 



Breast Very deep. 



Wings Very strong, projecting very promi- 

 nently from the body when closed. 



Tail Small, and carried upright. 



Thighs Very long, strong, and upright; 

 feathers very close and short, the hock 

 joint being nearly naked. 



Legs Very long, clean, straight, round and 

 strong. 



Toes Long, powerful, straight and strong. 



Plumage Very short, hard, close and glossy. 



Carnage Very upright. 



COLOR OP MALAY COCK. 



Beak Yellow. 



Comb. Face and naked skin of the Tliroat 

 Rich bright red. 



Eyes Bright fiery red. 



Head and Neck Rich glossy dark red. 



Back and SJwulder Coverts Glossy reddish 



maroon. 

 Breast Black, slightly mottled with reddish 



brown. 

 Wing Bow Glossy reddish maroon. 



" Coverts Rich metallic greenish or 

 bluish black, forming a wide bar 

 across the wing. 

 Wing flights Rich dark red. 

 Saddle Rich glossy dark red. 

 Tail Rich Green black. 

 Thiglis Rich black, slightly mottled with 



reddish brown. 

 Legs Bright rich yellow. 



COLOR OF MALAY HEN. 



Beak Yellow. 



Comb, Face, and Throat Bright red. 



Eyes Bright fiery red. 



Head Reddish brown. 



Neck Rich glossy reddish brown. 



Back and Shoulder Coverts Rich glossy red- 

 dish brown, or cinnamon. 



Breast and Thighs Reddish brown or cin- 

 namon. 



Wings Rich glossy reddish brown or ciiiv 

 namon. 



Tail Rich dark reddish brown. 



Legs Bright rich yellow. 



WHITE MALAYS. 



Comb, Face, and NaJced skin on tJie TJiroat 



Bright red. 



Beak Bright rich yellow. 

 Plumage Pure white throughout. 

 Legs Bright rich yellow, yellowish willow 



permissible. 



Points in Malays. 



Hight 3 



Shortness, hardness, and 



closeness of plumage 3 



Head 1 



Color 3 



Symmetry 3 



Condition % 



15 



Disqualifications in Malays. 

 Birds not matching in the pen; in the 



