GLOSSARY OF TERMS 



Barring— See figure 9, Plate I, Bars extending across a feather. 



Beard—See figure 8, Plate I, A group of feathers hanging from throat of some 



chickens. 

 Booted— FezthexeA; used to designate feathered shanks in chickens. (See fig. 5, 



Plate I). 

 Cape— Shoxt feathers on the back underneath the hackle, collectively shaped like a 



cape, 

 CombSee figure 2, Plate I, the fleshy structure growing on top of a fowl's head. 

 Crested— See figures 6 and 8, Plate I, Tuft of feathers on the head of a fowl. 

 Dominant— A character that is apparent in the offspring of a first cross. 

 Ear lobes— Folds of bare skin hanging just below the ears. 

 Fawn color — Color of a young deer. 

 Feathered— B-uky, Used, to designate the presence of long hair on the lower part of 



the legs of certain breeds of horses. See figure i, Plate 11. 

 Hackle— Neck plumage of male formed of the long narrow feathers. 

 Hand— -A measure of four inches. 

 Hock — The joint between the shank and thigh. 

 Laced — See figure 10, Plate I A feather bordered with a band of coloring differ 



from the ground color of the feather. 

 Pea Comb — ^A comb resembling three parallel single combs joined on both ends. 

 Penciling — See figures 13 and 14, Plate I. Small stripes on a feather. 

 Plumage — The feathers of a bird. 

 Poll — ^The top of the head. 

 Polled — Hornless by nature. 

 Recessive — In breedmg, a term used to describe a character that apparently is 



submerged in a first cross. 



Rose Comb — ^A low solid comb covered with small rounded elevations. The rear 

 end is developed into a spike. 



Shank — Fowl's leg below the hock and above the foot. In case of most fowls, free 

 from feathers. 



Single Comb — See figure 2, Plate I. A comb consisting of a single blade. 



Spangled — See figure 11, Plate I. 



Stippled — See figure 12, Plate L Said of feathers, the pattern color markings of 

 which are in small dots. 



Strawberry Comb— A solid comb shaped like a strawberry. 



V-shaped Comb— See figure 8, Plate I. Comb two-parted. 



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