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short, and well feathered to the end of the toes. 

 Only about an inch of the thighs should be 

 visible above the hocks, and the upper part well 

 surrounded with fluffy feathers. Great breadth 

 of body, and large size, indispensable. The cocks 

 vaiy in colour, from a dark red to a lemon colour. 

 The clearer they are in colour the better, but a 

 good bird in other respects is not to be despised 

 for a little mealiness in the wing coverts. Neck 

 and saddle hackle should be of a bright golden 

 colour, and copper-coloured tails are preferred to 

 black. The latter should be small and compact, 

 rising gracefully from the body. The hens vary 

 in colour, from a dark yellow to a pale buff. The 

 lighter-coloured hens show to most advantage in 

 an exhibition pen, and are generally preferred. 

 Golden neck hackle, and clear if possible, but a 

 slight necklace is by no means fatal. The car- 

 riage should be rather drooping forward, rising 

 from the back to the extremity of the tail, of 

 which only about an inch should be visible be- 

 yond the surrounding fluff. 



"T. Stebtch." 

 Marsh Lane, Bootle, Liverpool. 



