20 THE riGEOX STANDARD. 



Beards. — The beard or chuck should be small, not extending 

 beyond the centre of the eye, of semi-circular shape 

 and in line with the centre of the beak. Primary 

 flights, tail and stockings white, the rest of the body 

 a sound, even color throughout. Beak, in blues, 

 blacks and chequers, the upper mandible dark and 

 the lower flesh color. In the other varieties both 

 mandibles should be flesh color. 



Self Colors. — BLACK. Color, deep and sound, showing a 

 green metallic lustre with metallic greea hackle. 

 Beak and Toe-nails, black. 



RED. Color, rich, sound, even throughout, with -a, 

 lustrous copper hackle free from green. Beak, flesh 

 color. 



YELLOW. Color, rich golden, even throughout, hackle 

 showing a pink lustre free from green. Beak, flesh 

 color. 



WHITE. Should possess a satin silvery appearance. 

 Beak and Toe-nails, white 



DUN. Color, sound and even throughout, with a, 

 metallic green hackle. Beak, horn color. 



Barred. — BLUE. Color, clear, bright and sound with broad, 

 even black bars, the hackle showing a green metallic 

 lustre. Beak, black. 

 SILVER. Color, very light and silvery, with broad, 

 even, black bars, hackle showing a green metallic 

 lustre. 'Beak, horn color. 



CHEQUER. Distinctly and evenly marked through- 

 out, in two shades according to color. 



Almonds. — Ground color, rich, sound and even, in tint that 

 of the inside of the shell of the almond nut. Markings, 

 head, neck, chest, rump and wing coverts, evenly 

 spangled with rich black splashes. Flights and 

 tail showing in uneven patches three distinct colors : 

 almond, black and white. Beak, horn color. 



