STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. 
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CALL DUCKS* 
DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
Birds not matching in the show-pen^ crooked hacks; de- 
formity of any kind; in gray Call Bucks, ivhite ring on the 
neck of the duck; white primary feathers in either sex; in the 
white variety, colored feathers in any part of the plumage; hills 
of any color except yellow. 
THE DRAKE. 
Head: Full, round, and high forehead, — color of plumage, 
in grays, rich, lustrous green; in whites, clear white: — Eyes, 
bright and clear. 
Bill: — Short and broad, — color, in grays, greenish-yellow; 
in whites, bright yellow. 
I^^eck: Of medium length, — color of plumage, in grays, 
lustrous green, with a distinct white ring on the lower part, 
not quite meeting at the back; in whites, pure white. 
Back: Comparatively short, — color of plumage, in grays, 
ashy-gray, mixed with green, on the upper part, and on the 
lower part and rump, rich, lustrous green; in whites, pure 
white. 
Breast and Body: Breast, round and full, — color of plum- 
age, in grays, rich, purplish-brown, or claret-color, the claret- 
color extending as far as possible towards the legs, and free 
from gray feathers; in w^hites, pure white: — Body, short, round 
and compact, the smaller the better, — color of plumage, in 
grays, the underpart of the body and sides, beautiful gray, be- 
coming lighter near the vent, and ending in solid black under 
the tail; in whites, pure white, 
