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may be a disadvantage, but it is of secondary 

 importance. Birds, (otherwise well coloured), 

 have sometimes black feathers scattered over the 

 siirface, and this must be regarded as a defect. 



" Ked and brassy marks across the back is a 

 defect that occurs in cockerels, and a yellowness 

 of hackle, in hens. 



"Some very handsome cocks have a rich 

 brownish transparent greyness of the hackle and 

 saddle feathers, which enhances the beauty of 

 their plumage, and is not inconsistent with the 

 requisite style and colour, but I have seen this 

 excessive in some specimens. 



" The hen shows the markings better than the 

 cock. Her figure should be long and tapering, 

 without the bulk and breadth of the Dorking's 

 shoulder, and the comb should be small, and 

 nearly erect. 



" The ear-lobes should be red, but this appeajjs 

 to be more rare than in the cock. 



"The principal points to be avoided in this 

 breed are the bulky body and fifth toe of the 

 Dorking, the white ear-lobes and small size of 

 the Hamburgh, the drooping comb and whitish 



