ii8 cocker's manual. 



GINGER-RED GAMES. 



DISQ VALIFIOA TIONS. 



Color of legs or plumage not matching, when shown in pairs or trios ; crooked 

 backs; wry tails; malformed braasts; duck-feet; adult cocks not dubbed ; any arti- 

 ficial coloring; trimming or plucking foul feathers. 



THE COCK. 



Head: Red, long, thin and tapering, and very strong at its junction 

 with the neck. Beak, olive or bronzy-black, slightly curved and 

 strong at the base. 



Comb, Wattles and Ear-lobes : Comb, in chickens that have not 

 been dubbed, single, small and thin, low in front, serrated, etect and 

 straight ; mature birds to be neatly dubbed, and free from warty ex- 

 crescences, small feathers, or ridges on the edges. Wattles, red, very 

 thin, and smooth in texture. Ear-lobes, red, small, thin, and smooth 

 in texture. 



Eyes : Brown or black, large, prominent and bright, with a quick 

 and fearless expression, and perfectly alike in color. 



Neck : Rather long and nicely arched, the hackle short and close, 

 and a rich, clear red in color. 



Back: Rich 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 a rich, clear red. 



Breast and Body : Breast, in color, ginger-red, becoming darker 

 towards the thighs, broad, round and full. Body, general plumage 

 rich red, very firm and muscular, not soft or hollow on the sides, 

 broadest at the shoulders and tapering to the tail. 



Wings : Brownish-red, 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 rest- 

 ing under the saddle feathers ; primaries and secondaries, brownish- 

 red ; wing-bows and shoulder-coverts, rich red. 



Tail: Black, of medium length, carried well together and at a 

 moderate elevation ; tail-coverts, rich black, the lesser coverts edged 

 with red. 



