APPENDIX. 



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Disqualifications. 



Crooked breasts, backs, or legs, or de- 

 formity in any part. 



DUCKS. 

 AYLESBURY. 



GENERAL SHAPE AND COLOR. 



Bill Long and broad ; when viewed side- 

 ways, nearly straight from the top of the 

 head to the tip of the bill ; of a delicate 

 pale flesh color, perfectly tree from black 

 or dark marks. 



Head Long and fine. 



Neck Long, slender, and gracefully curved. 



Body Long and deep. 



Back Long and broad. 



Wings Strong, carried well up, and not 

 drooping. 



Jtotf Feathers stiff and hard, with hard 

 curled feathers in the drake. 



ThigJis Short. 



Legs Short and strong ; bright light orange 

 color. 



Plumage Pure white throughout. 



Points in Aylesbury Ducks. 



Purity of Color and Shape of 



Bill 3 



Size 4 



Symmetry 3 



Purity of Color in Plumage.. 3 

 Condition 2 



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Disqualifications. 



Birds so fat as to be down behind, bills 

 deep yellow, or marked with black, plumage 

 of any color except white. 



ROUEN DUCKS. 



GENERAL SHAPE AND COLOR THE DRAKE. 



Bill Long, broad, and rather wider at the 

 tip than at the base ; when viewed side- 

 ways, nearly straight from the crown of 

 the head to the tip of the bill ; the longer 

 the better. Color, greenish yellow, with- 

 out any other color except the black bean 

 at the tip. 



Head Long and fine ; rich lustrous green. 

 Eye Dark hazel. 



Neck Long, slender, and neatly curved ; 

 color, the same lustrous green as the head, 

 with a distinct white ring on the lower 

 part not quite meeting at the back. 

 Breast Broad and deep ; the front part very 

 rich purplish brown, or claret color; free 

 from gray feathers, the claret color ex- 

 tending as far as possible towards the legs. 

 Back Long; higher part ashy gray mixed 

 with green, becoming a rich, lustrous 

 green on the lower part and rump. 

 Shoulder Coverts Gray, finely streaked with 



waving brown lines. 



Wings Grayish brown, mixed with green, 

 with a broad ribbon mark of purple, 

 with metallic reflections of blue and 

 green, and edged with white ; the 

 two colors quite distinct. 

 " Flight Feathers Dark, dusky brown, 



quite free from white. 



Uhderpart of Body and Sides Beautiful gray, 

 becoming lighter gray near the vent, and 

 ending in solid black under the tail. 

 Tail Feathers hard and stiff; dark ashy 

 brown, the outer web in old birds edged 

 with white. 



Tail Coverts Curled feathers hard and well 

 curled ; black, with very rich purple re- 

 flections. 



Legs and J^tf Orange, with a tinge of 

 brown. 



THE DUCK. 



Bill Broad, long, and somewhat flat ; 

 brownish orange, with a dark blotch on 

 the upper part. 



Head Long and fine ; deep brown, with two 



. light pale brown stripes on each side from 

 the bill past the eye, 



Neck Long, slender, and neatly curved ; 

 light brown, penciled with darker brown, 

 and quite free from the least appearance 

 of a white ring. 



Breast, Underpart of Body, and Sides Gray- 

 ish brown, each feather marked distinctly 

 with a rich dark brown penciling. 



Back Long; light brown, richly marked 

 with green. 



Wings Grayish brown, mixed with green, 

 with a broad riband mark of rich 



