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APPENDIX. 



Wing Bow Rich dark coppery straw, 



slightly marked with reddish brown. 



" Coverts Cream color, mottled with 



reddish browii and tipped with 



chocolate. 



" Flight Reddish brown. 

 Tail Black. 

 Sickles Bronzy black. 

 Tail Coverts Bronzy black, the lesser with 



a narrow margin of cream color. 

 Legs Bronzy black, olive, willow, or yellow. 



COLOR OF HEN. 



Head Dark gray. 



Comb, Face, Deaf-ear, and Wattles Either 



red or purple. 



Neck Gray, striped with dull black. 

 Breast Grayish brown, shaft and margin of 



feather creamy white. 

 Back and SJwulder Coverts Grayish brown, 



shaft of feather dull creamy white. 

 Wing Bow Grayish brown, shaft of feather 

 dull creamy white. 



" Coverts Grayish brown. 



" Flights Dark gray. 

 Tail Dark grayish brown. 

 TJiiglis Grayish brown. 

 Legs To match those of the cock. 



PILE GAME. 



COLOR OF COCK. 



Head Deep chestnut red. 



Comb, cfec. Rich bright red. 



Neck Hackle and Saddle Light chestnut 



red on the outside of the web of the 



feather; the middle of each feather white 



towards the end. 

 Breast Higher part marbled red and white, 



lower part white, or entirely white. 

 Back, Shoulder Coverts and Bow of the Wings, 



Rich, uniform red. 

 Greater and Lesser Wing Coverts White, 



edged with red. 

 Wing Secondaries W\\iie on the outside web, 



red on the inside web, with a rich red spot 



on the end of the feather. 



" Primaries White. 

 Thighs White. 

 Tail White. 

 LegsYe\\ow, willow, or white. 



COLOR OF HEN. 



Comb, Face, Deaf -ear, and Wattles Bright 

 red. 



Neck Chestnut and white. 



Breast Chestnut red on the front part, mot- 

 tled with white on the lower part. 



TJiighs and Tail White. 



Remainder of tJie PlumageWhite, mottled 

 with light chestnut red. 



Legs To match those of the cock. 



WHITE GAME. 



Comb, Face, Deaf-ear, and Wattles Very 

 bright red. The whole of the plumage 

 clear white. The cock's plumage as free 

 from yellow tinge as possible. 



Legs Yellow or white. 



BLACK GAME. 



Comb, &c. Bright red. 



The whole of the plumage glossy black, 

 with a metallic luster on cock's hackle, back, 

 saddle, wings, and tail. 

 Legs Bronzy black, dark olive, or leaden 



black. 



Points in Game. 



Shape of Head and neck. ... 2 



Body and wings 2 



Tail 2 



Thighs, Legs, and Toes 2 



Color of Plumage 3 



Symmetry, Handling 2 



Condition, and Hardness of 

 plumage 2 



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Disqualifications. 



Color of legs, or plumage, not matching in 

 the pen; crooked backs or breasts; adult 

 cocks not dubbed. 



HAMBURGS. 

 GENERAL SHAPE. 



THE COCK. 



Beak Medium. 



Comb Double, not so large as to overhang 

 the eyes or beak, square in front, fitting 



