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Colour of Yellow Duckwing Game.— /« foM 5'««— Head, face, &c., brilliant scarlet-red. Eyes bright red. I,egs 

 willow or yellow, willow preferable. Colour of Cock — Hackle a light straw yellow or yellowish white. Back, shoulder-coverts, 

 and wing-bow a bright brassy maroon. Wing-coverts a bright steel-blue, forming a bar across the wing as usual ; secondaries 

 white on under web and black on inner web, with a black end, appearing white with a black upper edge at comer when wing 

 is closed ; primaries black, with a white edging on outer web. Back a maroon straw or claret, the saddle shading off to straw 

 a shade darker than the hackle. Shoulder-butts, breast, and under parts a deep black. Tail black, the sickles richly glossed. 

 Colour of Hen — Head grey. Hackle silvery-grey, striped with black. Breast a bright salmon-red, verging to fawn-colour, shading 

 off on lower parts to ashy grey. Back, wings, sides, and saddle a silver grey, covered with a small wavy marking of darker 

 grey, not running, however, into distinct bars or pencilling, and showing shaft of feather white ; to be quite free from any 

 red or brown tinge. Tail a darker grey, almost black. 



Colour of Silver-grey Duckwing Game. — In both &r«.— Face, comb (of hen), &c., as in the Yellow Duckwinj. Legs 

 dark willow, or black. Colour of Cock — Head and hackle silvery white, free both from straw shade or dark streak. Back, shoulder- 

 coverts, and wing-bow silvery white. Shoulder-butts a blueish-black. Wing-coverts or bar a brilliant blue ; and secondaries a 

 pure white on outer web, black on inner web, a spot of blue-black on end of each feather, giving a black upper edge to the 

 lower comer when wing is closed. Saddle-feathers silvery white, as the hackle. Breast a deep blue-black, and all under parts 

 black. Tail black, with all the sickles very brilliantly glossed. Colour of Hen — Hackle silver, heavily striped with black. Breast- 

 feathers a smoky grey, nearly black, laced round the edge with dull white, the shaft of feather showing white. Rest of body 

 a smoky black, very faintly edged with dull grey or white, the shaft of feather showing slightly, giving the whole a very dark 

 smoky grey appearance. Tail dark grey and black, with a strong smoky tinge. 



[Some judges consider that the hen to show with the Silver-grey cock should be like the Yellow Duckwing hen, but of a purer 

 and bluer grey. Such cannot, however, be bred pure from this strain ; and if shown, the purest-coloured Yellow Duckwing must be 

 selected. It is probably this error which has nearly lost the breed ; and if Silver-grey pens are ever shown again, the purc-brcd 

 Silver hen should alone be allowed to take prizes.] 



Colour of Pile Game. — In both Sexes — Face, &c., brilliant scarlet-red. Legs yellow, willow, or white. Eyes bright red. 

 Colour o/'Caci— Hackle orange-red or chestnut-red, free from white or mealiness. Back a deep chestnut-red. Shoulder-coverts 

 and wing-bow chestnut-red or violet-red (the last, giving an agreeable variety, is much admired). Wing-coverts or bar, white, the 

 'eathers edged with chestnut ; secondaries, chestnut or bay on outside or lower web, and white on the inner web, appearing bay 

 when wing is closed ; with a white spot on the end of each feather. Breast white, the upper part faintly laced with chestnut ; all 

 under parts white. Tail white, as free from black marking as possible. Colour of Hen — Hackle light chestnut, with a little white 

 in centre of feathers. Breast chestnut in upper part, shading to nearly white on thighs. Rest of the body white, more or less 

 marbled or laced with chestnut, some latitude being allowed. Tail white. 



It will be seen that the colour of the cock is almost exactly that of the Black-red Game, substituting white for black. This is, 

 indeed, considered the ideal of a true Pile ; except that, instead of pure white on breast and wing-bar, a faint but precise marbling or 

 lacing is considered a beauty. 



Colour of White Pile Game. — The Americans have another kind of Pile to which this name is given, the colour of which 

 we take from their " Standard." In both Sexes — Face, comb (of hen), &c., rich bright red. Legs yellow or white. Colour of Cock 

 — Hackle white, very slightly marked with light red. Wing-coverts a rich bright red, or orange and port-wine colour combined. 

 Rest of plumage pure white. Colour of Hen — Breast a chestnut, distinctly defined ; rest of plumage white. It will be seen that 

 the colour on wing of the cock reverses that on the ordinary, or, as it is termed by Americans, " Red Pile j" the Pile having light bar 

 on chestnut wings, while the White Pile has a red bar on white wings. 



Colour of White Game. — /« both Sexes — Head, face, and comb (in hen), &c, brilliant scarlet-red. Eyes bright red. Legs 

 yellow or white. Colour of plumage brilliant white all over. Beak to match the legs in colour. 



Colour of Black Game. — In both Sexes — Face, head, comb (in hen), &c., coral-red. Eyes black, dark brown, or red. 

 Beak black, or hom colour. Legs dark willow, or black. Colour all over a rich glossy black, free from golden, reddish, or 

 smoky feathers. 



Brassy-winged Game only differ from the above in a little dark lemon, brass, or copper-colour on the shoulders. 



Colour of Sp.\ngled Game. — In both .SV-jr^— Head, face, &c., rich bright red. Legs yellow, willow, or black. Colour of 

 plumage may be either black, red, blue, or buff, spangled with white ; the spangling to be as even as possible. Whatever the 

 colour be, the tail of the cock is usually black and white. 



Colour of Cuckoo or Dominique Game. — In both .SV^j-— Head, face, &c., brilliant red. Beak yellow. Legs* yellow. 

 Eyes bright red. Colour of plumage light blueish grey, pencilled or barred, as in Pencilled Hamburghs, with darker blue-grey or 

 slate-colour. The cock's hackle and saddle may be shaded with gold. This variety is scarce and of doubtful purity, the cock's 

 sickles being generally much too long for true Game ; and in America the cocks are frequently known to run when fouglit. 



