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Face—The bare skin around the eye. 
Flights—The primary feathers of the wing, used in flying, 
but tucked under the wing out of sight when at rest. 
Fluff—Soft, downy feathers about the thighs, chiefly 
developed in -Asiatics. 
Furnished—Assumed the full characters. When a cock- 
erel has obtained full tail, comb, hackles, etc., as if 
adult, he is said to be furnished. 
Gills—This term is often applied to the wattles, and 
sometimes more indefinitely to the whole region of the 
throat. 
Hackles—The peculiar narrow feathers on the neck of 
fowls, also found in the saddle of the cock. In the 
latter case they are called ‘‘saddle” hackles or feath- 
ers (See saddle below). Hackles used alone always 
refer to the neck feathers. 
Hen-feathered, or henny—Resembling a hen in the ab- 
sence of sickles, or hackle feathers, and in plumage 
generally. 
Hock—The knee or elbow joint of the leg. 
Keel—Sometimes used to denote breastbone. 
Leg—In a live fowl this is the scaly part, or shank. In 
the bird dressed for the table, on the contrary, the 
term refers to the joints above. 
Leg feathers—The feathers projecting from the outside 
of the shanks, in some breeds, as Cochins. 
Mossy—Confused or indistinct in markings. 
Pea comb—A triple comb, resemb ties three small combs 
in one, the middle being highest. 
Pencilling—Small markings or stripes over a feather. 
These may run either straight across, as in Hamburgs, 
or in a crescentic form, as in Partridge Cochins. 
Poult—A young turkey. 
Primaries—The flight feathers of the wings, hidden 
when the wing is closed, being tucked under the visi- 
ble wing composed of the ‘‘secondary” feathers. Usu- 
