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points.  Droop  refers  to  the  low  carriage  of  the  head.  Nerve  is  a  kind  of  tremulous 
motion  or  suppressed  excitement  which  is  apparent  when  a  good  bird  is  showing 
■off  its  points  as  though  it  were  consciously  striving  to  do  its  very  best.  Reach  is 
the  term  applied  to  length  of  neck,  a  good  reach— good  length  of  neck— being  a 
most  desirable  feature.  Drive  is  a  term  used  to  describe  the  manner  in  which  the 
bird  thrusts  forward  its  head  when  in  position,  the  beak  pointed  directly  forwards 
and  the  neck  extended  to  its  full  length  as  though  the  bird  were  striving  to  reach 
something  beyond  the  tip  of  its  beak. 
STANDARD    OF   PERFECTION.  . 
Pomts. 
Size  :  Large  and  massive,  without  coarseness   lo 
Shape  :  Body,  long  and  tapering  ;  good  depth  through  chest  to  shoulders  ; 
well  cut  out  front  and  nicely  circled  back,  tail  well  forward 
under  perch  ;  head  carried  below  Kne  of  top  of  shoulders  ;  legs 
well  set  back ;  wings,  long,  slightly  curved,  carried  well  up, 
close  to  body,  and  just  meeting  at  the  tips    20 
Head  :  Snaky,  shade  flat  on  crown,  with  well  defined  rounded  cheeks     ....  5 
Neck  :  Long,  thin,  and  nicely  tapered   ••••  5 
Shoulders:  High  and  prominent,  nicely  arched,  well  filled  in   ) 
Back  :  Long  and  narrow,  nicely  filled  in,  well  curved  from  shoulders  to  tail) 
Tail :  Long,  close  fitting,  well  curved  under  perch   5 
Nerve,  Style,  and  Travelling :  Bold,  free,  and  jaunty  carriage,  with  plenty 
of  life  and  action    ....       ....       ....       ....       ....       ....  25 
Quality  and  condition:     ....       ....       ....       ....       ....       ....       ••••  •••• 
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