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The Australasian Book of Poultry. 
Schedule for Judging Nankin Bantams. 
General Characteristics —Cock and Hen. 
Comh. — Single or rose. 
Head. — Neat and small. 
Eyes. — Bright and sparkling. 
Beak. — Short and small. 
Face. — Smooth and fine in texture. 
Ear-lobes. — Smooth, Hat, and nearly round. 
Wattles. — Thin and well rounded. 
Xeck. — Nicely arched, and of medium length ; the cock's hackle long, full, and flowing. 
Back. — Moderate in length. 
TT7//^';v. — Long, and carried in a drooping position. 
Tail. — Large, and carried erect ; the cock's tail well furnished with flowing sickles and side coverts. 
Breast. — YvlW^ prominent, and carried well forward. 
77/ /X'/'"'. — Short, neat, and slender. 
Legs. — Short and slender. 
Fect.—^m^\ ; the toes straight and well spread. 
General Shape and Carriage. — Slightly compact and strutting. 
Colour Points in Nankin Bantams. 
COCK. 
Comh, Face, Wattles, and Ear-lobes. — Bright red. 
Eyes. — Bright red. 
Beak. — Horn colour. 
Legs an I /'>-/.— Blue. 
Xcck I/a:klt-, IJiirk, Shoulder Coverts, Wing-bows, and Saddle. — Rich dark cinnamon. 
Tail. — Bronze, shading into dark brown or black. 
Wing Primaries. — Black. 
Secondaries. — The outer web cinnamon, the inner one black. 
Remain la- of Plumage. — Rich warm buff or cinnamon, as even as possible in shade. 
hp:n. 
The hen should match the cock in all head points, beak, legs, and feet. 
Wing Primaries. — Dark brown or black. 
7(///. — Black, the upper outer feathers cinnamon. 
Remainder of Plumage. — Clear medium shade of buff, as uniform in colour throughout as possible. 
Scale of Points for Nankin Bantams. 
A bird perfect in shape, style, size, colour, and condition, to count loo points. 
Points to be Deducted for Defects. 
Bad Head and comb ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 20 
,, Colour of Plumage ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 25 
>. Legs 10 
Want of Symmetry ... ... .... ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 
,, ,, Condition ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 
Licorrect size and weight ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 15 
Disqualifications. 
Bodily deformity of any kind, white feathers in wings or tail, any fraudulent dyeing, dressing, 
trimming. 
