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GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS 



cockerels during the entire show season that follows 

 their hatching. Compare with pullet. 



Cockerel Bred. Bred in line from a mating made ex- 

 pressly for producing cockerels for exhibition. Both 

 males and females from such matings are said to be 

 cockerel bred. Compare with pullet bred. 



Collar. A white ring around the neck, as in Rouen 

 ducks and in pheasants. 



Color. A term applied to any one of the many hues 

 that may be found on the feathers or on any other part 

 of the body of a fowl. This term is used also in 

 describing the coloring of the entire plumage. A fowl 

 is said to have good color when each of its colors is 

 of the proper tint and is found in its proper place, and 

 to have bad color when the reverse is true. 



Comb. The fleshy growth on the 

 top of the head of a fowl. See 2, 

 Fig. 1, and Figs. 2, 5, 16, 20, 22, 25, 

 and 30. 



Comb Over. An expression for 

 lopped comb; used in England. 

 Figs. 8 and 24. 



Comparison Judging. Judging 

 fowls by comparing them with one 

 another, and' without applying a 

 score card. 



Concave Sweep. The continuous 

 curve of the back from the shoulder to the tail; required 

 in some breeds. 



Condition. The state of the health and plumage of a 

 fowl; sometimes applied only to the finish, or appear- 

 ance, of the plumage. 



Conditioning. The process of preparing a fowl for the 

 show room. 



Coverts. Feathers that grow about the tail ; also the 

 secondary quill feathers. See 30 and 38, Fig. 1, and 

 wing and tail coverts and hangers. 



Cradle Comb. A term formerly applied to the Wyan- 

 dotte comb; at present little used. Same as rocker comb. 



