APPENDIX. 



Wing Primaries Golden bay, each feather 



ending with a black spangle. 

 " Secondaries Golden bay, each feather 

 ending with a rich green-black half 

 moon or crescent-shaped spangle, 

 termed by the Lancashire fanciers, 

 " lacing on the top of the wing 

 above the flight." 

 Tail Black. 



Tail Coverts Golden bay, free from mossing 

 or lacing, each feather ending with a rich 

 green-black spangle. 

 Legs Slaty blue. 



Hens in a pen to match as nearly as pos- 

 sible in size of markings and depth of color. 



SILVER-SPANGLED HAMBURGS. 



COLOR OF COCK. 



Comb, Face, and Wattles Rich bright red. 

 Deaf-ear Opaque white. 

 Head Silvery white. 



Hackle Silvery white, free from yellow 

 tinge, the longest feathers ending with a 

 small black spangle. 



Breast, Underpart of Body and Thighs 

 Clear silvery white, free from lacing or 

 mossing, each feather ending with a dis- 

 tinct large, round, rich black moon or 

 spangle, the moons increasing in size in 

 proportion to the size of the feather. 

 Back and Shoulder Coverts Pure white, free 

 from yellow tinge, distinctly spangled 

 with black, the texture of the feather 

 giving the spangle a starry or rayed ap- 

 pearance. 



Saddle Silvery white, free from yellow, the 

 largest feathers ending with a small black 

 spangle. 

 Wing Bow Pure white, distinctly spangled 



with black spangles. 



" Bars The greater and lesser wing 



coverts clear silvery white, free 



from lacing, each feather ending in 



a large green-black moon or spangle, 



forming two distinct parallel black 



bars across the wing. 



" Primaries Pure while, each feather 



ending with a distinct black span- 



gle. 



" Secondaries Pare white, each feather 



ending in a half-moon shaped 

 green-black spot. 

 lail White on the outside, each feather 



ending in a large black spangle. 

 Sickle Feathers and Tail Coverts White, 

 each feather ending with a rich green- 

 black spangle. 

 Legs Slaty blue. 



COLOR OF HEN. 



Comb, Face, and Wattles Rich bright red. 



Deaf-ear Opaque white. 



Head Silvery white, distinctly spangled 



with small black spangles. 

 Neck Clear silvery white, each feather dis- 

 tinctly striped towards the end with rich 

 black, each color well defined and not 

 clouded. 



Breast, Underpart of Body, and Thiglis 

 Clear silvery white, free from lacing or 

 mossing, each feather ending with a dis- 

 tinct large, round black moon or spangle, 

 the moons increasing in size in proportipn 

 to the size of the feather. 

 Back, Shoulder Coverts, and Rump Clear 

 silvery white, free from mossing or lacing, 

 each feather ending with a distinct large, 

 round, rich green-black moon or spangle. 

 Wing-Bow Clear silvery white, each feather 

 ending with a distinct round, rich 

 green-black spangle. 



" Bars Greater and lesser wing coverts 

 clear silvery white, free from lacing 

 or mossing, each feather ending 

 with a large round greenish-black 

 spangle, forming two distinct paral- 

 lel black bars across the wing. 

 " Primaries White, each feather ending 



with a distinct black spangle. 

 " Secondaries Clear silvery white, each 

 feather ending with a large half- 

 moon shaped green-black spangle, 

 termed by the Lancashire fanciers 

 " lacing on the top of the wing." 

 Tail White on the outside, each feather 

 ending with a large round black spangle. 

 Tail Coverts Clear silvery white, free from 

 mossing or lacing, each feather ending 

 with a distinct large, round, green-black 

 spangle. 



Legs Slaty blue. 

 Hens in a pen to match as nearly as po- 



