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Sickle Feathers and Tail Cwr/Y^.— Glossy green-black. 
Breast. — Rich black, each feather showing lemon or golden coloured shaft, and margin all round. 
Thighs and Under-parts. — The front of thighs may be laced like the breast, the rest black. 
Legs, Feet, and Toe Nails.— The darkest bronze, almost black. 
HEN. 
The Brown-Red hen should match the cock in comb, face, lobes, eyes, legs, and feet. 
Head. — Lemon, straw, or pale gold. 
A^ech Hackle. — Lemon, straw, or pale gold, with narrow black stripes running down the centre of each 
feather. 
Breast. — Black, laced with lemon, straw, or pale gold. 
Remainder of Plumage. — Bright, lustrous green-black. 
Points of Colour in Birchen-Grey Game. 
COCK. 
Head. — Silvery white. 
Comb, Face, Throat, IVattles, and Ear-lohcs. — (If undubbed), dark purple or mulberry. 
Eyes. — Black, or as dark as possible. 
Beak. — The darkest horn. 
Neck Hackle. — Silvery white, with a very narrow black stripe down the centre of each feather. 
Back, Shoulder Coverts, and Saddle. — Silvery white. 
IViug-bntts and Shoulders. — Black. 
Wing-bows. — Silvery white. 
Wing-bars or Coverts. — Glossy rich black. 
Breast. — Sound black, each feather showing silvery shaft and margin, giving a distinctly laced appearance. 
Thighs and Under-parts. — The front of thighs may be laced like the breast, the rest black. 
Sickle Feathers and Tail Coverts. — Glossy green-black. 
Remainder of Plumage. — Sound black. 
Legs, Feet, and Toe-nails. — The darkest bronze, almost black. 
HEN. 
The Birchen-Grey hen should match the cock in comb, face, ear-lobes, eyes, legs, and feet. 
Head. — Silvery white. 
Neck Hackle. — Silvery white, with a narrow black stripe down the centre of each feather. 
Breast. — Black, laced with silvery white. 
Remainder of Plumage. — Bright, lustrous green-black. 
Points of Colour in Golden-Duckwing Game. 
COCK. 
Head. — Clear creamy white. 
Comb, Face, and Throat. — Bright red. 
Eyes. — Bright fiery red. 
Beak. — Dark horn. 
Neck Hackle. — Clear creamy white, quite free from any striping whatever. 
Back, Wing-bmvs, and Shoulder Coverts. — Clear orange or golden yellow. 
Wing-butts and Shoulders. — Black. 
Wing-bars.— 'S>\.eQ\-\A\xt. 
Primaries. — Black, except the lower edge of the bottom feathers, which should be light brown. 
Secondaries. — The lower web clear white, with a blue-black end to each feather, the upper web black. 
Saddle Hackle. — Straw or creamy white. 
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