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not only wrong, but will be found useless. Care will of course be taken to get the plumage in the 
best condition ; and beyond this we do not know of anything that can assist in exhibiting Barbs. 
JUDGING BARBS, — We have already given our general views so fully, that no remark is 
needed to explain the scale of points, except that all colours may be judged alike, except white. 
This variety should count no points for colour of body when judged as whites ; but if judged 
against other colours may count them fairly, in order to make up for the difficulty in getting 
head-points. That is, although a White Barb deserves no points merely for body-colour, which 
gives no difficulty, it may fairly be allowed two points in judging against others ; so that if a 
White and Black Barb were really equal in head, the White should have the prize, owing to the 
rarity and difficulty of producing such quality. 
POINTS FOR JUDGING BARBS. 
Beak : shortness, 1 ; shape, or equal fulness in both mandibles, I ; colour, 1 ; down-face, 1 4 
Beak-wattle : regularity on each side, 2 ; fulness in front, 1 ; jew-wattle, 1 . .4 
Skull : width, 4 ; squareness, or parallelism from front to back, ? .... 6 
Eye-wattle : size, 3 ; regularity or circular shape, 3 ; thickness at edges, 1 ; colour, 1 , 8 
Colour of eye : pearl or white round the pupil ........ 3 
Size of body .............. 2 
Thickness of neck 1 
Length of flights and tail (proper medium) 1 
Legs : shape and position ............ 1 
Colour of body .............. 2 
Plumage and condition 2 
