130 COCKER S MANUAL. 



WHITE PILE GAMES. 



DISQ UALIFICA TJ0N8. 



Adult oocks not dubbed ; color of legs or plumage not matching, when shown in 

 pairs or trios; crooked backs; wry tails; malformed breasts; duck-feet; artificial 

 coloring; trimming or plucking foul feathers. 



THE COCK. 



Head : Long, thin and tapering, and very strong at its junction with 

 the neck. Beak, yellow, willow or white, slightly curved and strong 

 at the base. 



Comb, Wattles and Ear-lobes: Comb, rich, bright red, in chick- 

 ens that have not been dubbed, single, small and thin, low in front, 

 serrated, erect and straight ; mature birds to 'be neatly dubbed, and 

 free from warty excrescences, 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: Red, large, prominent and bright, with a quick and fearless 

 expression, and perfectly alike in color. 



Neck : Rather long and nicely arched, the hackle mainly white, and 

 with but faint penciling. 



Back : Rather short, flat, broad across the shoulders, and narrowing 

 to the tail, in color light red ; the stern slenc^r and neat, and the 

 saddle- feathers short and close, mainly white, and with but slight 

 penciling. 



Breast and Body : Breast, white, broad, full and round. Body, 

 very firm and muscular, not soft or hollow on the sides, broadest at 

 the shoulders and tapering to the tail. 



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 ; primaries and secondaries, white ; wing-coverts, a 

 rich, bright red, or orange and port-wine color combined. 



Tail : Pure white, of medium length, carried well together and 

 at a moderate elevation ; sickle-feathers and tail-coverts white and 

 handsomely curved. 



