134 COCKER S MANUAL. 



THE HEN. 



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

 Beak, yellow or white, slightly curved, sharp at the point, and stout at 

 the base. 



Comb, Wattles and Ear-lobess ; Comb, single, small and thin, 

 low in front, evenly serrated, and perfectly erect and straight. Wat- 

 tles, bright red, small, thin, and neatly rounded on the edges. Ear- 

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



Eyes : Large, prominent and bright, with a quick, fiery expression, 

 and perfectly alike in color. 



Neck : Long, the feathers very short, giving the neck a slender and 

 graceful appearance, the hackle clear white. 



Back : Of moderate length, flat, broad across the shoulders, and 

 narrowing to the tail. 



Breast and Body : Breast, broad, round and prominent. Body, 

 very muscular and firm, broadest at the shoulders, and tapering to the 

 tail, and in plumage a clear, pure white throughout. 



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 second- 

 aries and coverts all pure white. 



Tail : Clear white, moderate in length, not carried over the back, 

 but extending backwards, the feathers not spread out, but held neatly 

 together. 



Legs : Thighs, stout and round, and the feathers short and close. 

 Shanks : yellow or white, long, bony, clean and tapering, the scales 

 narrow, smooth and close, and to match the cock's in color when 

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

 and spreading, and 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 WHITE GAMES. 



Symmetry, lo 



Condition, 6 



Station, 12 



