44 COCKER S MANUAL. 



Eyes : Red, bay or dark, 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, in colors, either black and white, red and white, blue and white, 

 buff and white, or any clearly defined combination. 



Back : 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 of any well-defined combination of spangles. 



Breast AND Body : Breast, broad, full, round, and well spangled. 

 Body, very firm and muscular, not soft or hollow on the sides, broad- 

 est at the shoulders and tapering to the tail ; the general plumage be- 

 ing black and white, red and white, blue and white, buff and white, or 

 any other clearly defined and duly fixed combination of colors. 



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. 



Tail : Of medium length, carried well together, and at a moderate 

 elevation ; tail-coverts nicely curved. 



Legs: Thighs, rather long, round, stout, hard and firm, and placed 

 well forward on the body. Shanks, yellow, willow, olive or bronzy- 

 black, rather long, bony, clean ' and strong, and standing well and 

 evenly apart; the scales smooth and close, and the spurs set on low. 

 Feet, broad, thin and flat ; the toes long, straight and spreading, and 

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

 standing well backwards and flat on the ground, and not merely touch- 

 ing with the points, or duck-footed. 



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

 very hard and strong. 



THE HEN. 



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

 Beak, yellow, willow, olive or bronzy-black, slightly curved, sharp at 

 the point, and stout at the base. 



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

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

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

 red, very small and close to the face. 



