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TECHNICAL TERMS. 
The accompanying Glossary of Technical Terms, as employed by Fanciers, will be found useful to 
beginners : — ■ 
^■Irtificial Selcctidu. — This consists, in the first instance, in the arbitrary settling by man of certain 
characteristics which he desires to perpetuate, and the perpetuation by artificial means of these features. 
Barring. — Marks or stripes across the feather, at nearly right angles to its length. 
Beard. — A bunch of feathers under the throat of some varieties of Poultry, such as Polish and Houdans. 
Breed. — Any race of Poultry possessing distinctive characteristics in common. A breed may contain 
several varieties agreeing in certain features, but differing in others. 
Brood. — The batch of chickens in care of one hen. 
Broody. — Applied to a hen when wanting to sit. 
Carriage. — The style, bearing, or attitude of a Fowl. 
Carunculated. — Covered with small, fleshy protuberances, as on the head and neck of a turkey cock or 
Muscovy duck. 
Chick. — A newly-hatched Fowl. 
Chicken. — A term indefinitely applied to any bird under one year old. 
Clutch. — A term used which applies either to a brood of chickens or to the batch of eggs given one hen 
to incubate. 
Cock. — A male Fowl oz'cr twelve months old. 
Cockerel. — A male Fowl under twelve months old. 
Comb. — The fleshy protuberance growing on top of the Fowl's head. The five chief varieties of comb 
are single, rose, pea, cling, and leaf, all others being modifications of, and classed with, them. 
Condition. — Generally applied to a bird in faultless plumage ; at other times to state of health. 
Crest. — A tuft or crown of feathers growing on the head ; also known as top-knot. 
Crop. — The receptacle in which a Fowl's food is stored previous to passing into the gizzard for digestion. 
Cushion. — The feathers covering the rump of a hen, often nearly covering the tail, as in the Cochin. 
Dubbing. — Removal of the comb, earlobes, and wattles. Chiefly practised by Game and Game Bantam 
breeders. 
Duckfoot. — The carrying of the back toe in a forward direction. 
Ear-lobes. — The folds of bare skin which hang just below the ears ; by many called deaf-ears. They 
vary in colour, being red, white, cream-coloured, purple, and blue. 
Face. — The skin growing round the eyes, and between wattles, deaf-ears, and beak. 
Flights. — The flight, or primary feathers ot the wing ; noticed when the wing is extended, but hidden 
out of sight when closed. 
Fluff. — -The soft, downy feathers about the thighs, and covering the posterior of the bird, and also 
the soft silky portion of the feathers not seen on the surface called under-feather or fluff. Chiefly developed 
in Cochins, Brahmas, and Langshans. 
luirnished. — Used to describe when a bird has developed full plumage, comb, etc. 
Gills. — This term is often applied to the wattles, and sometimes more indefinitely to the whole region 
of the throat. 
Hackle. — The plumage on the neck of both sexes. 
