COCKER S MANUAL. , II3 



Back : Rich, dark red, rather short, flat, broad across the shoulders, 

 and narrowing to the tail ; the stern slender and neat, and the saddle- 

 feathers very short and close, and, in color, rich red. 



Breast and Body : Breast, broad and full, and a rich black, free 

 from any admixture of red, or any other color. Body, very firm and 

 muscular, not soft or hollow on the sides, broadest at the shoulders 

 and tapering towards the tail ; the under part rich, deep black. 



Wings : Of medium length and powerful, the butts and shoulders 

 slightly raised, as if for a sudden spring ; the remainder not drooping 

 but carried compactly against the sides, the points resting under the 

 saddle feathers ; the primaries bay on the outside web, and black on 

 the inside web ; the secondaries a rich, clear, bright bay on the out- 

 side web, and black on the inside web, with a rich metallic or green- 

 ish-black spot on the ends of the feathers ; wing-butts, black ; wing- 

 bows, rich, dark red, perfectly free from black feathers ; wing-coverts, 

 metallic or greenish-black, forming a wide bar across the wings, 

 perfectly even and well defined, and not irregular on the edges. 



Tail : Rich black, of medium length, carried well together, and at 

 a moderate elevation ; sickle-feathers and tail-coverts a very rich me- 

 tallic or greenish- black. 



Legs and Feet : Thighs, black, rather long, round, stout, hard and 

 firm, and placed well forward on the body. Shanks, in color, willow, 

 olive, yellow, white or blue, rather long, bony, clean and strong, and 

 standing well and evenly apart, the scales smooth and close, and the 

 spurs set on low. Feet, broad, thin and flat ; the toes long, straight 

 and spreading, and well furnished with strong nails ; the hind-toes set 

 low on the feet, standing well backwards, and flat on the ground, and 

 not merely touching with the points, or duck-footed. 



Hardness of Feather ; Body-feathers, short, glossy, close, hard 

 and firm ; quills, very hard and strong. 



THE HEN. 



Head : Long, slender, tapering, very neat in appearance, and 

 brown in color. Beak, horn-color, slightly curved, sharp at the point, 

 and stout at the base. 



Comb, Wattles and Ear-lobes : Comb, single, small and thin, low- 

 in front, evenly serrated, and perfectly erect and straight ; in color, 



