104 BREEDS. 



Saddle hackle — same, and abundant. 



Primary quills — black or grizzled. 



Secondary quills — -light grey. 



Upper wing coverts — light grey. 



Lower wing coverts — slightly darker. 



Breast — black, or speckled with white. 



Tail — black, large and sweeping ; a white 

 feather will not cast an otherwise perfect bird. 

 Side tail feathers abundant and long. (This adds 

 much to his beauty). 



Thighs — straight, strong, and black, or spotted. 



Legs and feet — white, and free from feathers. 



Toes — five in number, and quite distinct, the 

 fifth pointing upwards, and not a mere branch of 

 the fourth. 



Comb — straight and single, though a rose comb 

 does not disqualify. 



Wattles — red, long, and pendulous, but firm. 



Ear-lobe — red. 



Hen. 



Neck hackle — light grey, or darker. 

 Back — dark ash, or grizzled grey. 



