COCKER S MANUAL. 1 23 



THE HEN. 



Head : Gray, long, slender, tapering and very neat in appearance. 

 Beak, willow, olive or blue, slightly curved, sharp at the point and 

 stout at the base. 



Comb, Wattles and Ear-lobes : Comb, bright red, single, small 

 and thin, low in front, evenly serrated, and perfectly erect and 

 straight. Wattles, bright red, small, thin, and neatly rounded on the 

 edges. Ear-lobes, bright red, very small and close to the face. 



Eyes : Red or deep bay, large, prominent and bright, with a quick 

 and fiery expression, and perfectly alike in color. 



Neck: White, striped with black, long, the feathers very short, 

 giving the neck a slender and graceful appearance. 



Back : Bluish or slaty-gray, the shafts of feathers white, of moderate 

 length, flat, broad across the shoulders, and narrowing to the tail. 



Breast and Body : Breast, salmon-red, shading off to ashy-gray 

 toward the thighs, broad, round and prominent. Body, very firm and 

 muscular, broadest at the shoulders and tapering to the tail. 



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

 carried somewhat high, so as to cause a flat back, the points not 

 drooping but carried compactly against the sides ; primaries and sec- 

 ondaries a slaty or bluish-gray ; wing-bows and wing-coverts a slaty or 

 bluish-gray, the shafts of the feathers being white ; red or brown on 

 the wings very objectionable. 



Tail : Dark gray, the inside approaching black, moderate in length, 

 not carried over the back, but extending backwards, the feathers not 

 spread out, but held neatly together. 



Legs : Thighs, ashy-gray, stout and round, and the feathers short 

 and close. Shanks, long, bony, clean and tapering, the scales narrow, 

 smooth and close, and to match the cock in color when placed on 

 exhibition. Feet, broad, flat and thin; toes, long, straight and 

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

 the feet, standing well backwards, and not duck-footed. 



Hardness of Feather : Body-feathers, close, short, hard and firm ; 

 quills, very hard and strong. 



Carriage : Neat, upright, quick and active. 



points in yellow duckwing games. 

 Symmetry, 10 



Condition, 6 



