Tables for yuDcmc French Fowls. 



VALUE OF DEFECTS IN JUDGING. 



I. HOUDANS. 



421 



Points of Merit. 

 A bird perfect in shape, carriage, and colour, 

 and in perfect health and condition, to count 

 in points ....... loo 



Disqualifications. — Absence of fifth toe. Absence of muffling, of beard, or of crest. Red or brown feathers in plumage, 

 or total absence of black or white. Yellow or feathered shanks. Wry-tails, or any other bodily deformity. Any fraudulent 

 dyeing, dressing, or trimming. 



2. Crevecceurs. 



Points of Merit. 

 A bird perfect in shape, carriage, and colour, 

 and in perfect health and condition, to count 

 in points ....... loo 



Defects to be Deducted. 

 Bad comb ........ I2 



Deficiency in crest or muffling . , . .12 

 White in crest in Blacks, or black in crest in 



Whites* 15 



Want of size ....... 20 



,, ,, symmetiy . . . . . .15 



,, ,, condition ...... 15 



Disqualifications.— Absence of muffling, beard, or crest. Red, brown, or straw-coloured feathers in plumage. Feathered 

 sh.inks, or any colour but black or leaden-black. Presence of fifth toe. Wry-tails, or any other deformity. Any fraudulent 

 dyeing, dressing, or trimming. 



3. La FleciiE. 



Points of Meiit. 

 A bird perfect in shape, carriage, and colour, 

 and in perfect health and condition, to count 

 in points 100 



Defects 10 be Deducted. 

 Bad comb , 

 Stained deaf-car 

 White face 

 Want of size 



,, ,, symmetry 



,, ,, condition 



Disqualifications. — Presence of crest. Entirely red ear-lobes. Shanlis feathered, or any other colour but black 

 black. Coloured feathers in plumage. Wry-tails, or any bodily deformity. Any fraudulent treatment. 



7 



S 



8 



20 



15 



20 



or leaden- 



* Tills would practically be disqualification in good classes. 



