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Penciled : marked in contrasting lines, often concentric. Said 



of feathers. 

 Pea Comb : triple combs, joined into one at the base. 

 Points : arbitrary values given to various parts of the fancy 



fowl — 100 points indicating perfection. Each class has 



its own " Scale of Points." 

 Primaries : see " Flights." 

 Pullet : a female fowl not yet one year old. 

 Purple Barling : cross lines of purple sheen, often appearing 



on black where full greenish sheen is demanded. 

 Recognized : acknowledged as a Standard breed. 

 Rose Comb : a low, broad, solid comb, usually covered with 



blunt beaded points. 

 Roup: a contagious disease of the head and eyes, akin to 



diphtheria. 

 Scale of Points : an arbitrary allowance of the number of points 



belonging to each of fifteen sections. 

 Scaly leg : an affection producing roughness of the legs, from 



the presence of mites beneath the smooth scales of the 



shank. 

 Section : a division of the body of a bird, especially for the 



purposes of judging at exhibitions. Judges are instructed 



to consider carefully every section of any bird to be 



judged. They " must" do so. 

 Shank; that section of the leg just above the foot, covered 



with scales. 

 Sickles : the pair of long feathers floating above the true or 



main tail. 

 Silver-laced : Laced with silvery white, as the hackles in 



Silver Wyandottes. 

 Spangled : blotched at the end of the feather with contrasting 



color. 

 Squirrel Tail : a tail carried forward of the line perpendicular 



to the back at its junction with tail. 



