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APPENDIX. 



dark birds legs of any other color except 

 yellow. 



DORKINGS. 

 GENERAL SHAPE. 



THE COCK. 



Beak Rather short and stout. 



Comb Either single or rose ; if single, erect, 



straight, serrated, free from side-sprigs; 



if rose-combed, square in front, straight 



on the head, without hollow in the mid- 



dle, large peak behind, inclining very 



slightly upwards. 

 Head Neat. 

 Wattles Broad, stout, rounded on the lower 



edge. 



Neck Very taper and well hackled. 

 Breast Very deep, broad and full. Breast- 



bone long. 

 Body Large, deep, compact, and plump, 



the back, belly, breast, and behind, al- 



most forming a square. 

 Back Very broad. 

 Wings Large. 

 Tail Very large, expanded, feathers broad 



and carried well up. 

 Sickle FeatJiers and Tail Coverts Long, 



broad, sound and well arched. 

 Thighs Short, stout and straight. 

 Legs Straight, short, stout, clean, and per- 



fectly free from feathers, spurred on the 



inside. 

 Feet Five-toed, the extra or supernumerary 



toe well-developed, distinctly separated 



from the others, and pointing upwards. 

 Carriage and Appearance Noble, bulky and 



grand 



THE HEN. 



Beak Rather short. 



Comb If single, to be well developed, and 

 falling over one side of the face ; if rose, 

 square in front, straight on the head, peak 

 behind, inclining slightly upwards. 



Wattles Broad, rounded on the lower edge. 



Neck Short and taper. 

 Breast Very deep, broad, and full. 

 Body Large, compact, plump, and deep. 

 Back Broad. 



Wings Large. 



Tail Large, expanded, the feathers broad. 



ThigJis Short and stout. 



Legs Short, straight, thick, and strong. 



Feet Five-toed, the extra toe well devel- 

 oped, distinctly separated from the others 

 and inclining upwards. 



Carnage and Appearance Bulky. 



SILVER GRAY DORKINGS. 



COLOR OP COCK. 



Head and Neck Hackle Clear white. 

 Comb, Face, and Wattles Bright red. 

 Breast, UnderpartofBody, and T7iig7isRicli 



glossy black. 



Back and Shoulder Coverts Silvery white. 

 Saddle Clear white. 

 Wing Bow Silvery white. 

 " Coverts Metallic green black, form- 

 ing a wide bar across the wing. 

 " Primaries White on the outside edge 

 of the outer web, black on the in- 

 side web. 



" Secondaries Clear white on the outside 

 web, black on the inside web, and 

 also on the end of the feather. 

 Tail- Rich black. 



Sickle Feathers Rich metallic green black. 

 Tail Coverts Rich metallic green black, the 



lesser ones silvered on the edge. 

 Legs White, with a flesh-colored tinge be- 

 twixt the scales. 



COLOR OF HEN. 



Head Silvery or ashy gray. 



Comb, Face, and Wattles Bright red. 



Neck Silvery white, striped with black. 



Breast Salmon red, shading off to gray to- 

 wards the thighs. 



Back and Shoulder Coverts Silvery or slaty 

 gray, free from dark bars or marks across 

 the feathers, shaft of feathers white. 



Wing Bow Silvery or slaty gray, shaft of 

 feathers white. Any tendency to red on 

 the wings is highly objectionable. 



Coverts and Flights Slaty gray. 



Tail Dark gray, inside approaching black. 



Thighs Ashy gray. 



Leys White, with a flesh colored tinge be- 

 twixt the scales. 



