290 GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS 



Tight Feathered. Fowls are said to be tight feathered 

 when the feathers lie close to the body; close feathered. 

 Tom. A male turkey; a gobbler. 



Top. Color. The color of the plumage on the back. 

 Topknot. A tufted growth of feathers on the top of 

 the head of a fowl; a crest. Figs. 9 and 16. 



Training. The teaching or drilling of a fowl to pose 

 in the show room. 

 Tricolored. Of three colors. 



Trimming. A fraudulent way of preparing a fowl for 

 the show room. See faking. 



Trio. Three; in poultry, a male and two females. 

 Trunk. The body of a fowl, as distinguished from its 

 appendages, the legs, neck, head, etc. 



Tucked Up. A fowl is said to be tucked up when the 

 abdomen lacks fulness and makes a sharp upward turn 

 to the tail, as in game fowls. 



Twisted Comb. A comb twisted into curves or some 

 other faulty shape. Fig. 32. 



Type. The form peculiar to any 

 breed. 



Under Plumage. The fluff or under 

 part of the plumage, seen only when 

 the feathers are separated. See feather, 

 and b, Fig. 12. 



Utility Fowl. A fowl for egg pro- 

 duction and market purposes, as dis- 

 tinguished from an exhibition fowl. 

 FIG. 32 Variety. A subdivision of a breed; 



distinguished from other varieties of the same breed by 

 the plumage colors. See breed. 



V -Shaped Comb. A comb having two points or prongs; 

 also called antler comb, and horn comb. Fig. 2. 



Vulture Hock. A hock like that of a vulture, which has 

 stiff feathers growing from the hock joint. See 16, Fig. 1. 

 Washiness. A state or quality of a feather that ap- 

 pears to have had the color washed out of it. 



Waster. A fowl unfit for breeding purposes, but 

 for food. 



