STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. 49 
Neck, ....... 4 jj 
Back, ....... 5 i 
Breast and Body, ..... 6 
Wings, ...... 4 
Tail, 7 
Legs, ....... 6 
Feet, ....... 6 
Hardness of Feather, . . . . .5 
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YELLOW DUCKWING GAMES. 
DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
Adult cocks not dubbed; color of legs or plumage not match- 
ing^ when shown in pairs or trios; crooked backs; wry tails; 
malformed breasts; duck-feet; any artificial coloring ; trimming 
or plucking foul feathers. 
THE COCK. 
Head: Straw-color or yellow, long, thin and tapering, and ; 
very strong at its junction with the neck: — Beak, willow, olive ] 
or hlue, slightly curved, and strong at the base. | 
Comb, Wattles and Ear-lobes: Comb, bright red in | 
chickens that have not been dubbed, single, small, and thin, 
low in front, serrated, erect and straight : — mature birds to be ^ 
neatly dubbed, and free from warty excrescences, small feath- j 
ers, or ridges on the edges : — Wattles, brilliant red, very thin, \ 
and smooth in texture: — Ear-lobes, brilliant red, small, thin, j 
and smooth in texture. i 
