GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS 



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Creaminess. A term descriptive of white feathers that 

 are tinged with a slight yellow or cream color. 



Crest. A tuft of feathers on top of the head. Figs. 

 9 and 16. 



Crop. An enlarged part of the gul- 

 let, or pouch, in which food is stored 

 and softened prior to passing into the 

 gizzard. 



Crop Bound. A term applied to an 

 unnatural condition of the crop, in 

 which that organ is stopped up and 

 food is prevented from passing 

 through it. FlG - 9 



Cross. A mating of fowls of different breeds. 



Cross-Bred. The offspring from two fowls of different 

 breeds; as from mating a Plymouth Rock and a Rhode 

 Island Red. 



Curl Feather. One of the set of curled feathers near 

 the base of the back of a male duck. 



Curve. Any arched or concave line on the body of a 

 fowl, such as the curve of the back, the curve formed by 

 the flowing tail feathers, or the arched shape of the 

 neck in water fowls. 



Cushion. A raised mass of plumage due to an excessive 

 development of soft feathers about the tail of Cochins 

 and some other fowls. 



Cushion Comb. The name applied in England to the 

 comb of the Silky; a circular cushion of flesh with a 

 number of small protuberances on it. Same as straw- 

 berry comb. 



Cut. A deduction made from the score of a fowl; as 

 a cut of 2 points. 



Cygnet. A young swan. 



Daw Eyed. A term used at one time to describe game 

 fowls that had peculiar eyes resembling those of a 

 jackdaw, which were of a pearl color; pigeons with eyes 

 of the same kind are said to be pearl eyed. 



Deaf-Ear. The ear lobe. 



Debarred. Barred from competition. 



