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The Australasian Book of Poultry. 
Disqualifications. 
Bodily deformity of any kind, absence of muffling (except in White-Crested Blacks), legs any other 
colour than blue) ; any fraudulent dyeing, dressing, or trimming ; when shown in pairs, birds not matching in 
the Show pen. 
Schedule for Judging Japanese Bantams. 
General Characteristics — Cock and Hen. 
Comb. — Single, perfectly erect, straight, and well serrated. 
Hcad.—^l&d\\im in size, carried well up. 
Face. — Smooth and fine. 
Large and bright. 
Bcali. — Short and stout. 
Ear-Iohes. — Medium in size, and neat. 
IFa/Z/es.— Large and well rounded. 
A^eck. — Short, and carried well back ; the cock's hackles full and flowing. 
Back. — Short and broad ; the saddle hackles of the cock abundant. 
JViiigs. — Large, long, and broad, carried in a very drooping position. 
Tail. — Large, long, and carried perfectly erect ; the cock's tail abundantly furnished with long, fine 
sickles and coverts. 
Breast. — Full, well-rounded, and prominent. 
T/iigJis. — Very short, and set wide apart. 
Legs. — As short as possible. 
Feet. — Well spread ; the toes straight and slender. 
General Carriage and Shape. — Erect, neat^ vain; the head and tail almost touching; the wing-ends 
nearly touching the ground. 
Wcig/it.— Cockerel?,, i lb. 2 oz. ; cocks, i lb. 6 oz. ; pullets, 14 oz. ; hens, i lb. 2 oz. 
Colour Points in Japanese Bantams — Cock and Hen. 
Comb, Face, 'Wattles, and Ear-lobes. — Bright red. 
F\cs. — Bright red. 
Beak and Legs. — YeWow. 
Plumage. — White, Black-Tailed White, Black, White -Speckled Buff, Grey, Brown, and Cuckoo. The 
Blacks and A\'hites need no description. The Black-Tailed White have pure white bodies, with black tails. 
The sickle feathers and tail coverts are beautifully and evenly laced all round the edges with white, the primaries 
and secondaries of the wings having a black inner web. The White-Speckled should be white and black, 
marked as evenly as possible. The Greys are black in the ground colour, the hackles, back, and wing-bows 
of the cock are silver, the hen being laced with silver all over, and rather heavier on the neck hackles. The 
Cuckoo should resemble the Scots Grey. The Buffs should be a perfectly sound, uniform colour throughout. 
Scale of Points for Japanese Bantams. 
A bird perfect in shape, style, size, colour, and condition, to count 100 points. 
Points to p.e Deducted for Defects. 
Bad head and comb ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 
Too long in leg ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 
Bad Colour of plumage ... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... 20 
,, Shape and carriage of body ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 
,, Carriage of tail . . .. ... ... ... ... . . ... .. 10 
Want of Symmetry... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 12 
,, ,, Condition.. ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 8 
Incorrect size and weight ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 
100 
