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GLOSSARY. 
Crest — A crown or tuft of feathers on the head, — of the 
same significance as top-knot. 
Crop. — The receptacle in which a fowl's food is stored before 
passing into the gizzard, for digestion. 
Cushion. — The mass of feathers over the rump of a hen, 
covering the tail, — chiefly developed in Cochins. 
Dubbing. — Cutting off the comb, wattles and ear-lobes, so as 
to leave the head smooth and clean. 
Ear-lobes. — The folds of bare skin hanging just below the 
ears, — by many called deaf-ears. They vary in color, being 
red, white, blue, and cream-colored. 
Face. — The bare skin around the eye. 
Flights. — The primary feathers of the wings, used in flying, 
but tucked under the wings, out of sight, when at rest. 
Fluff. — Soft, downy feathers about the thighs, chiefly de- 
veloped in Asiatics. 
Furnished. — AVhen a cockerel has obtained his full tail, comb, 
liackles, etc., he is said to be furnished. 
Gills. — This term is often applied to the wattles. 
Hackles. — The peculiar, narrow, long featliers on the neck 
of fowls. 
Henny or hen-feathered. — Resembling a hen, from the ab- 
sence of hackles and sickle-feathers, and in plumage generally. 
Hock. — The joint between the thigh and shank. 
Keel. — A word sometimes used to denote the breast-bone. 
Leg. — In a living fowl, this is the scaly part, usually denomi- 
nated the shank. — In a dressed bird, the term refers to the 
joint above. 
Leg-feathers. Feathers growing from the outer sides of the 
shanks, as in Cochins. 
Mossy. — Confused or indistinct marking in the iDlumage. 
