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APPENDIX. 



tallic green luster on the hackle, back, 

 wings, saddle, tail coverts, and sickle 

 feathers. 

 Carnage Upright and striking. 



Disqualifications in Spanish Cocks. 



Comb Falling over to one side, or twisted 

 in front over the nostrils. 



Face So puffy as to obstruct the sight ; de- 

 cided red mark above the eye. 



Plumage Of any other color except black, 

 or metallic green black. 



Legs Of any other color except dark leaden 

 blue, or blue. 



THE HEN. 



Beak Dark horn color, long. 



Comb Glossy bright red, large, single ser- 

 rated, drooping over to one side of the 

 face, free from side-sprigs or duplicature. 



Head-^ Long and deep. 



Eyes Large. 



Face Pure opaque white, smooth and free 

 from wrinkles, with great breadth of sur- 

 face, rising well over the eye in an arched 

 form, extending well towards the back of 

 the head, and also to the beak, covering 

 the cheek, and joining the ear-lobes and 

 wattles. 



Ear-lobes Pure opaque white, large,pendant, 

 smooth, well expanded, free from wrinkles, 

 regularly rounded on the lower edge. 



Wattles Bright red, thin, pendant, and 

 rounded on the lower edge. 



Neck Long and graceful. 



Breast Round, and full. 



Back Slanting down to the tail. 



Wings Ample, carried close up to the body. 



Tail Large, carried rather upright, but not 

 over the back, the two highest feathers 

 slightly curved, especially in pullets. 



Thighs Long and slender. 



j^gs Long, dark leaden blue, or blue. 



Plumage Black, with a rich metallic luster 

 on the back and wings. 



Disqualifications in Spanish Hens. 



Duplicature of comb, comb small and 

 erect (prick-combed); decided red mark 

 over the eye; plumage of any other color 

 except black, or metallic black ; legs of any 

 other color except dark leaden blue, or blue ; 



birds that are trimmed in any part what- 

 ever. 



Points in Spanish Fowl. 



Comb -.. 2 



Face 3 



Ear-lobe 3 



Purity of White, Face and 



Ear-lobe 2 



Symmetry 3 



Condition of Plumage 2 



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 Carriage Upright, movement quick. 



GAME. 

 GENERAL SHAPE. 



THE COCK. 



Beak Strong, curved, very stout at the 

 base. 



Comb In a chicken that has not been 

 dubbed, single, small and thin, low in 

 front, serrated, erect, and straight ; in 

 older birds, neatly dubbed, smooth, and 

 free from warty appearances, small feath- 

 ers or ridges on the edges. 



Head Long, thin, and taper, very strong at 

 the juncture with the neck. 



Eyes Large, bright, and prominent, per- 

 fectly alike in color, with a quick, fearless 

 expression. 



Face and Throat Lean and thin. 



Neck Rather long and neatly arched, hackle 

 short and very close. 



Back Rather short, flat, broad across the 

 shoulders and narrowing to the tail. 



Breast Broad, round, and full. 



Stern Slender and very neat, saddle feathers 

 very short and close. 



Wings Strong, long, and very powerful; 

 the butts and shoulder part slightly raised, 

 as if for a sudden spring, the remainder of 

 the wings not drooping, but carried neatly 

 and compactly to the sides, passing over 

 the upper part of the thighs, the points 

 resting under the saddle feathers. 



Tail Rather long, the feathers very sound 

 and not too broad, carried well together, 

 and not spread out, scattered or loose. 



Sickle Feathers and Tail Cbwfe Perfectly 

 sound, narrow, hard and wiry, not hang- 

 ing loosely, well carried and neatly cum d ; 



