138 cocker's manual. 



Feet, 6 



Hardness of Feather, 5 



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BLUE GAMES. 



DISQ VALIFICA T10N8. 



Adult cocks not dabbed, color of legs or plumage not matching, wlien shown in 

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

 ficial coloring; trimming or plucking foul feathers. 



THE COCK. 



Head : Very dark blue, shaded with black, long, thin and tapering, 

 and very strong at its junction with the neck. Beak, black or brown- 

 ish-black, slightly curved, and strong at the base. 



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

 been dubbed, dark red or purple, 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, dark red, very thin, and smooth in texture. Ear-lobes, dark 

 red or purple, thin, and smooth in texture. 



Eyes : Black, large, prominent and bright, with a quick and fear- 

 less expression, and perfectly alike in color. 



Neck : Blue, shaded with black, rather long and nicely arched ; the 

 hackle short and close. 



Back : Dark blue, rather short, flat, broad across the shoulders, and 

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

 ers blue, tinged with golden-red or yellow, and very short and close. 



Breast and Body : Breast, broad, full and round. Body, very firm 

 and muscular, not soft or hollow on the sides, broadest at the shoul- 

 ders, and tapering to the tail, and in color of plumage deep blue 

 throughout. 



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

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



