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GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS 



Mealy. A term used to describe plumage that should 

 be one solid color but is covered with irregular dots of 

 mixed or faulty color. 



Moon. A rounded spot of color tipping the feathers 

 of fowls of some varieties. 



Mossiness. An effect produced by irregular dark mark- 

 ings. Fig. 17. See frosting. 



Molt. (1) To cast off or 

 shed the feathers of fowls. 

 (2) The act or process of 

 molting. (3) The season or 

 period of molting. 



Mottled. Marked with 

 spots or blotches of different 

 colors. 



Mulberry Color. See gypsy 

 color. 



Muff, Muffle, Muffling. A 

 growth of feathers on either 

 side of the head, usually seen on bearded fowls, and 

 very marked in Faverolles. See 6, Fig. 1. 



Natural Form. The natural appearance of a fowl with- 

 out training. 

 Non-Sitter. A fowl that does not incubate eggs. 



Novice. A beginner; an inexperienced 

 person. 



Open Barring. Barring in which the bars 

 are wide apart. Fig. 18. 



Open Lacing. Narrow lacing about the 

 edge of a feather and forming a ring 

 around a spot of another color, giving the 

 feather the appearance of having a large 

 open center. Fig. 19. 



Overhang. A term used by poultrymen 

 to describe the overhanging skull as found 

 in Aseel Game, Malay Game, and Brahma 



FIG. 17 





FIG. 18 



FIG. 19 



fowls. Some pigeons, also, have the same kind of a 

 projection on the skull. 



