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PARTRIDGE WYAXDOTTES. 



especially on one side of shaft, and should be discounted 

 1 point. Feather No. 3 Is good except the lacing at the 

 top, and should this appear on any except the deck feathers 

 should be discounted 1 point. Feather No. 4 was taken 

 from down at the side of tail — the last feather in this sec- 



we believe, as in the male, it is next to impossible to get 

 "this color correct — in fact, we do not know that we have 

 ever seen a single specimen that would pass without a dis- 

 count of at least a half point, and, in many cases, they 

 would be discounted as much as 1^. Where rich mahog- 



Fig. 52a. 



tion. It shows an edging of brown, almost to the shaft on 

 one side, and should be discounted 1'^ poinds. 



Legs and Toes. 



The Standard calls for shanks and toes yellow, and 



any color is found on the surface in all sections, you can 

 bank upon it that you will find more or less off color in 

 legs, but the Standard demands yellow, and when any for- 

 eign color exists it is necessary' to discount it, and the out 

 is from % to 2, as in degree. 



