Barred Plymouth Rocks — The Male. 15 



or smutty color. The barring should be close and even as it gives 

 more of an artistic appearance to the plumage. Beak, yellow in 

 color, stout at the base and well curved on the point. Eyes, bay, 

 large and expressive in look. 



Comb. — Bright red in color, small in size, fine in texture, serra- 

 tions moderately deep, preferably less than eight points, and free 

 from side sprigs. The comb should not tilt to one side, it should be 

 erect and firm on the head, the points appearing in a straight line 

 when viewed from the front. 



Ear-Lobes. — Bright red in color, and moderately large in size, 

 they should not be pendant or coarse, but maintain a gradual width, 

 with a slight curve inwardly towards the ends ; they should be free 

 from white or yellow splashes ; permanent white surface is a disqual- 

 ification. Wattles, bright red in color, fairly developed and moder- 

 ately rounded ; they should not be long and pendant, or purse 

 shaped, but of moderate size and somewhat egg shaped. 



Neck. — Medium length, well arched, hackle feathers long and 

 flowing well over the shoulders. Color, grayish white, regularly 

 barred to the skin with blue black, giving the effect of a bluish tinge 

 to the feathers. The hackle feathers should also be closely barred, 

 and the barring distinct and well defined. 



Back. — Broad at the shoulders, apparently flat at base of hackle 

 feathers, and taking a gradual concave curve from centre of back to 

 the base of tail. Saddle, long, the feathers of which should flow well 

 over the points of the wings. Color, grayish white, barred well to 

 the skin with bluish black of a deeper shade than that on the hackle. 



Breast. — Full and round, with sufficient depth to give the bird 

 a majestic appearance and an idea of usefulness. Color, grayish 

 white, barred with bluish black. The breast is not so closely barred 

 as the head, hackle, back and shoulders. It should, however, be 

 well barred, and the dark bars show the same width as the light ones. 



Body. — Broad, moderately deep and well rounded at the sides, 

 nicely poised on stout and well formed legs ; both breast and body 

 presenting from a side view nearly the outline of a semi-circle. 

 Color, grayish white, bari-ed with bluish black, the dark lines present- 

 ing the appearance of rings across the breast and body. 



Wings. — Medium size, folded closely, wing bows well covered 

 by the breast feathers and free from mingled colors, the barring dis- 

 tinct and well defined, not too dark, but of that shade of blue which 

 is in harmony with other parts of the plumage, white in the primaries 

 or bronzy brown bars in the bows are defects. 



