GLOSSARY OF TECHNICAL TERMS 



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the top with small projections, or points, as in Hamburgs 

 and Rose-Comb Bantams. Fig. 22. At 

 a is shown the spike. 



Rosy Wings. Wings of Pyle females, 

 which are marked with salmon color; 

 wings of the same color were formerly 

 called foxy colored. 



Ruff. Same as muff. 



Rusty Color. The reddish-brown 

 shadings on the outside of the wings ^IG. 22 



of Black-Breasted Red Game and Brown Leghorn fe- 

 males. In England, the same shading is called foxy. 



Saddle. That portion of the back of a male fowl 

 between the middle of the back and the base of the tail. 



Saddle Feathers. The flowing feathers growing from the 

 saddle of a fowl. 



Saddle Hackles. The long, flowing feathers that grow 

 from the saddle of a male and hang down on both sides 

 of the body; also called saddle hangers and saddle 

 feathers. See 27, Fig. 1. 



Salmon. A reddish or pinkish orange color, like that 

 found on the breast of Red Pyle Game females and 

 Brown Leghorn females. 



Scales. Thin, horny growths covering the shanks and 

 feet. 



Scaly Leg. A diseased condition of the shanks and 

 feet, caused by the scaly-leg mite. 



Secondaries. The long quill feathers of the wings that 

 grow on the second joint or next to and above the 

 primaries. See 36, Fig. 1. 



Section. A distinctly defined part of a standard-bred 

 fowl. 



Self-Color. A uniform color. 



Serrated. Notched along the edge like a saw. 



Serration. One of the points of a single comb. See 

 a, Fig. 25. 



Shaft. See feather, and d, Fig. 12. 



Shafty. A term describing a dark-colored feather with 

 a light shaft. Fig. 23. 



