WEITE DORKING. 107 



"I find the white Dorkings hardy, quite as 

 prolific as the coloured; they lay well, and are 

 excellent sitters and mothers. 



" Their qualities as table fowls are too well 

 known to require any notice from me. They are 

 always in request by dealers for that purpose. I 

 consider their exhibition points to be as follows : — 



Plumage — ^pure white in both cock and hen. 



Comb — double rose, bright scarlet, set straight 

 on the head, pointed at the back, well serrated, 

 and firm. 



Toes — the fifth well-defined. 



Bill and legs — perfectly white. 



Cock — tail, large, with full sweep. 



Ear-lobe — white. 



Neck and saddle hackles — white, free from all 

 yellow tinge, too frequently seen in these birds, 

 and always a blemish. 



" T. D. FlNDLAY." 



There are other varieties of Dorkings, such as 

 the Blue or Cuckoo, the Speckled, &c., but it is 

 unnecessary to give their points, as they are not 

 in request, and little known. 



