GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS 



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FIG. 4 



Bean. A growth, resembling a thumbnail, on the point 

 of the upper mandible of the bill of a duck, as shown at 

 a, Fig. 4. A like growth of a 

 smaller size is found on the bill of 

 a goose. 



Beard. (1) A tuft of feathers 

 under the beak and about the throat 

 of such fowls as Polish, Houdans, 

 etc. See 8, Fig. 1. (2) A tuft of 

 hair growing on the breast of turkeys. 



Beefy. A term applied to coarse, overgrown combs; 

 such combs are more commonly found on Mediterranean 

 fowls than on those of other varieties. 



Beetle Brows. See brows. 



Bib. The English name for beard. 



Bill. The mandibles of water fowls, which correspond 

 to the beak in other domestic fowls. 



Bird. Fowl was the term formerly applied to all 

 winged creatures; modern usage restricts the name fowl 

 to the larger domesticated fowls and designates the 

 smaller wild fowls as birds. However, the term bird 

 is frequently indiscriminatingly used instead of the 

 term fowl. 



Blade. The rear part of a single comb, generally called 

 the heel. See b, Fig. 25. 



Blocky.A term applied to a fowl that is of heavy and 

 square build; said of a fowl that is broad, or wide, 

 between the thighs. Compare with cobby, an English 

 term that expresses the same meaning. 



Bloom. The gloss, sheen, or finish on the plumage of 

 fowls. 



Body. Fanciers usually apply the term body to the 

 trunk of a fowl only. 



Booted. Fowls that are feathered on the shanks and 

 toes are said to be booted. 



Bouquet Crest. A crest that stands up from the head 

 and to some extent resembles a bouquet of flowers; 

 found on crested ducks. At one time, a bad defect in 

 Polish fowls. 



