Legs — of medium length, birds should not have a crouchy 

 appearance. 



Varieties. 



Dutch. All white with long well developed muffs. 



Austrian or German. 



All as per above standard with the exception that they 

 should have evenly muffed (grouse) legs. 



Clean legged. All as above without any trace of feathers 

 on shanks and feet. 



Feather. Abundant but quite closely fitting. 



Frilling. The feathers over wing covering, saddle and back 

 as far up 'the neck as possible should be frilled. The longer 

 the frills the better tlje bird. These curls or frills to be as 

 symmetrical as possible. 



Shape — cobby. 



Head — dove headed, rather low with long convex crown. 



Beak — slender, rather long and straight, slightly curved 

 downward. Color white in whites, and dark in all other varie- 

 ties. 



Wattle — very small and smooth, with natural whitish bloom. 



Eye cere — thin and fine in texture, white in white and dark 

 in all other varieties. 



Byes — bull in whites, orange in all other colors except Bell- 

 nscks, which are preferred pearl. 



Neck — of medium thickness. 



Shoulders — broad and full. 



Color. 



Selfs. All colors. 



Bellnecks. All white except the wing bars, and a crescent 

 or band around the neck. 



Grizzles. All colors. A good grizzle should be grizzled all 

 over. 



Ermlnettes. White peppered with black. Tails colored in all 

 varieties except the white. Very bright in coloring. 



Crest. All Dutch Frills should have a shell crest extending 

 from eye to eye, rising about a 1-4 inch over the cap, showing 

 cup-like cavity but not resting on or touching the head. 



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