86 APPENDIX 



Disqualified: Term appli<'il to a fowl that is uinvortliy to win a 

 prize. 



Dowx:Tlie lirst hairy coverinf;' of eliieks; also tlie tiny tufts of 

 liair-like growth that sometimes are found on the shanks, toes, 

 or feet, of fowls. 



Dr.vke: a male of the duek family. 



])UCK: A female of the duck family, as disprior to the development 

 of feathers. 



Ear-lobes ; The folds of bare skin just below the ears, sometimes 

 called " deer-ears." Ear-lobes A-ary in color in different breeds, 

 l)eing red. white, purple, cream, and so forth ; they also vary 

 greatly in size. 



Fluff: The soft feathers about thighs and posterior part of a fowl; 

 also the soft, downy under-jiart of a feather. 



Gills: A term that is applied to the wattles. 



n.\C'KLE: The neck plumage of either sex, formed of the hackle 

 feathers. 



Kkock-kkeed: a deformity in which the legs come too near together 

 at the knee-joints and arc bent outward, laterally, below the 

 knees. 



Mealy: Having the appearance of being sprinkled with meal. Ap- 

 plied to buff varieties where the ground color is stippled with a 

 lighter color. 



Parti-colored : Feathers or fowls of two or more colors. 



Pea cOxMB: A triple condj, of medium length, resembling three 

 straight, single combs placed parallel with one another, and 

 joined at base and rear, each having short but distinctly divided 

 serrations, the serrations of the two outer rows being lower 

 and smaller than those of the. middle row, and those of each 

 row being larger and somewdiat thicker midway of the comb than 

 at front and rear. 



Pen: A male and four females. 



Penciling: Small markings or stripes on a feather. They may run 

 straight across, as in the penciled Hamburgs, in which case they 

 frequently are called bars, or may follow the outline of a 

 feather, taking a crescentic form, as in the Dark Brahmas, 

 Partridge Cochins, etc. 



Plumage: The feathers of a fowl. 



