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size or lopsided (See Figure 61, No. 3.), and the absence of 

 the spike in rose-comb breeds excepting some of the Ban- 

 tams. A comb foreign to the breed, as, for instance, a rose 

 comb on a Plymouth Rock is also a disquaUfication. 



Face. White on the face of cockerels and pullets of 

 the Mediterranean class, excepting White Faced Black 

 Spanish, is a disqualification. 



Figure 259. — Examining the under color of » fowl to detect defects. 



Back- A deformed or crooked back commonly known as 

 roach back disqualifies. 



fVings. Clipped flight feathers or secondary feathers 

 of the wing are a disqualification. 



Tail. A decided squirrel tail or wry tail (Figure 62) is a 

 disqualification as is also the absence of the main tail feathers. 



Shanks and feet. Disqualifications that should be 

 looked for here are the absence of feathers on the outer sides 

 of the shanks of the Brahmas, Cochins and Langshans; the 



