Schedule for Judging Polish. 



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Colour of Silver-spangled Polish.— /« loth Arxcj— Eyes brighf red ; beak dark horn-colour ; face red ; legs slaty-blue. 

 Cc/w/r «/ C<7ir/E— Crest-feathers black at roots, white in middle, and spotted with black at tips (mingled with white feathers in old 

 birds); hackle white, spotted with black at tips ; back, shoulder-coverts, and wing-bow, white spotted with black, similar to but 

 broader than hackle and saddle-feathers ; wing-coverts white, laced all round with black, the lacing broader or thicker at the ends 

 of feathers, forming two symmetrically laced bars across the wings ; secondary quills finely laced all round, the lacing broader at tips, 

 with this exception, the outer web is white, the inner web white with more or less grey or greyish-black mingled, but still clearly 

 lighter than the black lacing ; primaries very similar to secondaries ; saddle-feathers white tipped with black, and glossy black at 

 their bases ; breast white, with a heavy crescentic spangle at tips of feathers, often running up the sides so as to form a lacing (the 

 marking must be distinct, and not so heavy as to appear black) ; tail white or grey, spangled with black at tips of feathers ; sickles 

 the same ; tail-coverts or side-feathers, white with more or less grey in centre, heavily laced with very resplendent green black. 

 Colour 0/ Hen— Crust black, finely laced with white the first year, afterwards white laced with black ; hackle white, laced at tips 

 with black ; breast white, spangled with crescentic spangles, running up almost into a lacing ; remainder of plumage white, laced 

 entirely round every featlier with black, even in the secondary quills ; the lacing being rather lliicker or heavier at tips of the 

 feathers. 



Colour op Golden-spangled Polish.— In all respects similar in both sexes to the preceding as regards marking, only 

 substituting the golden for the silver ground-colour. 



Colour of White-crested Black Polish.— /« ioti &r«r-Beak black, or dark horn-colour. Face and wattles red. 

 Deaf-ears white. Eyes red. Crest pure white, with a few black feathers in the front (the fewer the better). Rest of plumage a 

 deep rich black. Legs a very dark slate colour, approaching black. 



Colour of Chamois or Buff Polish.— Ground-colour a rich buff or yellow, spangled with white. The white spangling 

 generally approaches a more truly spangled rather than the laced character of the Gold-spangled breed. 



The colours of other varieties, such as White-crested Whites, Black-crested Blacks, Blue or Grey Polish (resembling 

 Andalusians in colour), and Cuckoo Polish, are sufficiently described by their names. They are rarely shown, and we cannot 

 therefore construct any tables for them. As a rule, they are bearded ; but not being exhibited often enough to be brought within a 

 rigid type, this point is not in their case imperative, and they should be judged as they are— on their general merits. 



VALUE OF DEFECTS IN JUDGINa 

 I. Spangled Polish. 

 Points of Merit. 

 A bird ideally perfect in shape, style, colour, crest, 



muffling, and condition, to count in points . 100 



D'/a-f} to be Dedih-lrd. 

 Want of sire in crest ..... 



,, fullness in ditto. ..... 



Presence of more than merest rudiments of comb 

 Dark breast ....... 



Wings badly laced ...... 



Tail „ , 



Other faults of colour or marking 



Want of size 



symmetry 

 condition 



2. White-crested Black Polish. 



Points of Merit. 

 A bird ideally perfect in shape, style, colour, crest, 

 and condition, to count in points . 



Defects to be Deducted. 

 Want of size in crest .... 



,, „ fullness in ditto . 

 Too much comb .... 



Red deaf-ear 



Too much black in crest . 

 Bad white in ditto .... 

 Want of gloss or richness of plumage 

 Want of size ..... 



„ „ symmetry .... 



„ „ condition .... 



9 

 12 

 10 



8 

 lo- 



6 

 10. 

 10 

 18 

 IS 



8. 

 14 



ID 



4 

 8 

 6 

 8 

 8 

 IS 

 IS 



Disqualifications. -Distinct two-homed comb. Crooked backs, wry-tails, or any other deformity. Presence of foul- 

 coloured feathers in any part. Amputated combs, plucked crests, or any other fraudulent treatment. Legs of any colour but blue, 

 or black, or bluish-black ; which may,, however, be lighter in tint from age. 

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