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perfect feather, while No. 2 is uneven in lacing, black and 

 white run together, and should be discounted 2 points. 



Feather No. 3 is a litjtle better in outer lacing than 

 No. 2, but ftiore after the double than the triple-laced style. 

 It is too dark in center, and should be cut 1% points. 



Feather No. 4 is too light, lacing is only partially 

 shown, not being distinct enough; inside of feather too 

 white, and should be discounted 2 points. A breast with 

 plumage like this shows an ashy-gray color and is con- 

 sidered very defective by the experienced breeder. 



from an ideal standpoint, and would be so considered by 

 an expert breeder. A feather like this should be discounted 

 1 point. 



Feather No. 3 fails almost entirely in lacing. It is 

 simply a mixed-up color of white and black, with entirely 

 too much white, and should be discounted 2 points. 



Feather No. 4 shows the dark barring something after 

 the style of feather No. 2, only it Is too dark at the outer 

 edge, and should be discounted 1 point. 



Fiff. 66. 



Feather No. 5 is broken up — too light in under color, 

 lacing does not run entirely around the feather, but runs 

 across web, and should be discounted l^A points. 



Body and Fluff. 



In Fig. 66 are shown several feathers which Illustrate 

 quite fully the defects found in this section. 



, Feather No. 5 was taken from the rear of fluff and 

 shows fairly gqod for this section, as it Is next to impossible 

 to get feathers to lace well so far back. However, it is 

 too light in the center, also too light in color, and should 

 be discounted 1 point. 



Body and fluff have a valuation of only three points in 

 color, and the discounts are not as heavy as they would 

 be on back or breast, where more points are allowed. 



Fig. 67. 



Feyther No. 1 is our ideal and would pass without dis- 

 count. However, we would prefer the under color a trifle 

 darker than is shown in this feather. 



Feather .\'o. 2 has much the same defect as is shown 

 in Fig. ." in breast. This penciling runs more in the form 

 of bars, running across the web of feather, and while it 

 shows fairly gnod from the surface, it is quite defective 



Wings. 



In Figs. 67 and 68 are shown some defective feathers, 

 and while they may look exaggerated In the illustrations, 

 they were selected from this section. 



In Fig. 67, illustrating the shoulder, or wing bow, in 

 feather Xo. 1 we have our ideal again, while in feather 



