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and by making the breeder s standard more severe, speedily produce specimens that needed no 
manipulation. 
JUDGING NUNS. — For the reasons just stated, the flights of every bird should always be 
opened and counted, and a searching examination made at the root of the crest, all detected cases 
of plucking being instantly disqualified. The rest will be as under : — 
POINTS IN JUDGING NUNS. 
Head : size and shape ............. 3 
Beak : shape and colour ............ 2 
Colour of Eye .............. 2 
Crest : size and shape ............. 6 
Depth of Bib .............. 3 
Flights : number of, and equality on each side ........ 6 
Tail ................ 2 
Colour (of marked portions) ............ 4 
Size .............. 2 
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