SILVER LACED IVYANDOTTES. 



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tinct. portions will give the best results in scoring and will 

 be easier understood by the amateur. We would allow 2 

 points for flights, 2 for secondaries and 2 for shoulders, or 

 wing bows, in males and females, and make our cuts ac- 

 cordingly. 



Tail. 



This section has a color valuation of six points, and 

 we are pleased to say that in Silver Wyandottes, especially 

 Iji females, we find but little to criticise. This is particu- 

 larly true of our best exhibition Specimens. The Standard 

 calls for a black tail; tail coverts, black, with large white 

 centers. Sometimes we find that the tall proper shows a 

 tracing of white at the roots of feathers and should be 

 discounted in proportion to the amount of color to be fourid, 

 and in that proportion arrive at a very fair conclusion as 

 to what the discount should be. For instance, if a tail is 

 one-half white, it should be discounted 3 points; if entirely 

 white, it should be discounted 6, or the full value of the 

 section. 



Feather No.,1 in Fig. 34 is a main tail feather that 

 shows only a trace of white at base, and should be dis- 

 counted % point. 



Feather No. 2 shows quite a bit of white at base and 

 upper portion of the feather shows traces of white through- 

 out the black. A feather like this should be discounted 2 

 points. 



Feather No. 3 Is a tall covert and shows a defect some- 

 times found in this section, again demonstrating the fact 

 that Dark Brahma blood is there and will come to the sur- 

 face. A feather like No. 3 should be'discounted 1 point. 



Fig-. 34. 



