GLOSSARY. 
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Pea-comb, — A triple comb, resembling three small combs in 
one, the middle being the highest; such, for instance, as may 
be seen in the illustration above. 
Penciling. — Small markings or stripes over a feather. These 
may run straight across, as in Hamburgs, or in crescent-like 
form, as in Partridge Cochins. 
Poult. — A young turkey. 
Primaries. — The flight-feathers of the wings, hidden when 
the wing is closed, being tucked under the visible wing, com- 
posed of the ''secondary" feathers. Usually, the primaries 
contain the deepest color belonging to the fowl, except the 
tail, and great importance is attached to their color by breed- 
ers. 
Pullet. — A young hen. The term is not properly applicable 
after a bird is a year old. 
Rooster. — An American term for a cock chicken. 
Saddle. — The posterior part of the back, reaching to the 
tail, in a cock, and answering to the cushion in a hen, — cushion, 
however, being restricted to a very considerable development, 
as in Cochins, while " saddle " may be applied to any breed. 
Secondaries. — The quill-feathers of the wings which are 
visible when the wings are folded. 
