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The Illustrated Book of Poultry. 



white on outer web, black on inner web, with a black spot at end of each feather ; comer of wing appearing clear white with a 

 black upper edge when wing is closed ; primaries black, with a white edge on outer web. Breast and all under parts deep black ' 

 but some grizzling with white on the thighs of old cocks not objectionable. Tail deep black, the sickles brilliantly glossed. Colour 

 o/JLen—'HsLckle silvery white striped with black. Breast robin-red or salmon-red, ranging to almost fawn-coiour, shading off to ashy 

 grey on thighs. Body and wings a clear silvery grey, finely pencilled over with darker grey, and free from any red or brown tinge, 

 but may vary in effect from soft dull grey to bright silvery grey. Tail darker grey, inside feathers black. 



Colour of White Dorkings.— /« 60/A Sexes— Comb, face, deaf-ears, and wattles brilliant coral-red. Legs white, or white 

 with a very pale pinky shade. Plumage all over a pure snowy white ; the cock's upper plumage as free from any shade of straw 

 as possible. 



Colour of Cuckoo Dorkings.— /k iot/i Sexes— Fa.ce, comb, deaf-ears, and wattles brilliant red. Legs white, or pinky 

 white. Plumage all over a grey or blue-grey ground, pencilled across as in Pencilled Hamburghs with bars of a darker grey 

 or blue-grey. 



VALUE OF DEFECTS IN JUDGING. 



Standani of Perfection. 

 A bird ideally perfect in size, shape, condition, &c., 



and of good colour, to count in points . 

 If of extraordinary size, add on tliat account" 



^ See note to TaUe for CocKins. 



I. Coloured Dorkings. 



Defects to he Deducted, 



Coarse head .,...•. 6 



too Faulty comb ....... 5 



5 Fifth toe not perfect in form and development . 10 



Tenderness on the feet ..... 8 



Colour not good . . .... 12 



Crooked breast ...... 10 



Want of size . . ..... 28 



,, ,, general symmetry .... 10 



,, ,, condition ...... 14 



„ ,, ,, (if total, or gross over-fattening) 30 



Disqualifications. — Wry-tails, or any other actual deformity. Total absence of the fifth toe. Legs any colour but white or 

 pinky-white, or with any vestige of feather. Combs or colour of two hens not matching in the pen. 



2. Silver-grey Dorkings. 



Standard of Perfection. 



A bird ideally perfect in size, shape, condition, 



&c., and of good colour, to count in points . 100 

 If of extraordinary size, add on that account^ . 5 



" See note to Table for Cochins. 



Defects to be Deducted. 



Coarse head 



Faulty comb 



Fifth toe not perfect in form and 



Tenderness on the feet 



Faulty colour 



Crooked breast . 



White in deaf-ear* 



Want of size . . 



,, ,, syinmetry 



„ ,, condition 



* See note on last page. 



development 



8 



8 

 10 

 8 



24 

 10 



4 

 18 



12 

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Disqualifications. — Same as for Coloured Dorkings, adding only, presence of white in cock's breast or tail,* and any 

 fraudulent plucking or trimming of foul feathers. 



» It is not without some hesitation we retain "white in cock's breast" in the List of Disqualifications. It is understood to be 

 so, but we have recently seen many prizes given to birds much speckled on the breast, and which in other points also could not be 

 called good Silver-greys. Considering, however, that such awards have always been bitterly complained of by the best breeders, 

 who wish the requirements of colour retained ; that such disqualification is according to old and well-established usage ; that the 

 best judges wish it retained ; and that to give prizes to birds thus disfigured is, in our own personal opinion, a decided error ; we 

 have thought it best to throw whatever weight of authority this work may possess into the scale of the higher standard, especially as 

 we have seen that it can be easily bred by a proner selection of stock. 



