Schedule for Judging Game. 
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Colour of Yellow Duckwing Game. — In both Sexes — Head, face, &c., brilliant scarlet-red. Eyes bright red. Legs 
willow. Colour of Cock — Hackle a light straw yellow or yellowish-white. Back, shoulder-coverts, and wing-bow a bright brassy 
or golden. Wing-coverts a bright steel-blue, forming a bar across the wing as usual ; secondaries white on under web and black on 
inner web, with a black end, appearing white with a black upper edge at corner when wing is closed ; primaries black, with a 
white edging on outer web. Back gold, as clear as possible, the saddle shading off to straw a shade darker than the hackle. 
Shoulder- butts, breast, and under parts a deep black. Tail black, the sickles richly glossed. Colour of Hen — Head light 
grey'. Hackle silvery-grey, striped with black. Breast a bright salmon-red, verging to fawn-colour, shading off on lower 
parts to ashy grey. Back, wings, sides, and saddle a silver grey, covered with a small wavy marking of darker grey, 
not running, however, into distinct bars or pencilling, and showing shaft of feather white ; to be quite free from any red or 
brown tinge. Tail a darker grey, almost black. 
Colour of Silver-grey Duckwing Game.— In bo'h Sexes — Face, comb, &c., as in the Yellow Duckwing. Legs 
dark willow, or black. Colour of Cock — Head and hackle silvery white, free from both straw shade or dark streak. Back, shoulder- 
coverts, and wing-bow silvery white. Shoulder-butts a bluish-black. Wing-coverts or bar a brilliant steel-blue ; and secondaries 
a pure white on outer web, black on inner web, a spot of blue-black on end of each feather, giving a black upper edge to the lower 
corner when wing is closed. Saddle-feathers silvery white, as the hackle. Breast a deep blue-black, and all under parts black. 
Tail black, with all the sickles very brilliantly glossed. Colour of Hen — Hackle silver, striped with black. Breast-feathers very 
pale fawn. Rest of body light silvery grey, with very fine markings of darker grey, very faintly edged with white, the shaft of 
feather showing slightly, giving the whole a very light appearance. Tail grey and black. 
Colour of Birchen Yellow Game. — In both Sexes — Face dull red. Eyes red. Beak horn-colour. Legs dark willow. 
Colour of Cock — Hackle and saddle cream-colour. Back and shoulder-coverts cream and rusty brown. Butts of wings dark brown 
and rusty-black ; wing-bows cream ; coverts and secondaries brown ; primaries black. Tail and sickles black, coverts bronzed. 
Colour of Hen — Head and neck dark grey. Breast dark bronzy-grey. Back and sides very dark grey, sometimes almost or quite 
black ; primaries of wing black. Tail black. Thighs black or dark grey. The deaf-ears in the hen often have a bluish tinge. 
Coiour of Pile Game.— In both Sexes — Face, Sec., brilliant scarlet-red. Legs yellow, willow, or white. Eyes bright red. 
Colour of ' ock — Hackle orange-red or chestnut-red, free from white or mealiness. Back a deep chestnut-red. Shoulder-coverts 
and wing-bow crimson or violet-red (the last, giving an agreeable variety, is much admired). Wing-coverts or bar, white ; second- 
aries, chestnut or bay on outside or lower web, and white on the inner web, appearing bay when wmg is closed ; with a white spot 
on the end of each feather. Breast white, or the upper part faintly laced with chestnut; all under parts white. Tail white, as free 
from black mai king as possible. Colour of Hen — Hackle light chestnut, with a little white in centre of feathers. Breast chestnut in 
upper part, shading to nearly white on thighs. Rest of the body white, more or less marbled or laced with chestnut, some latitude 
being allowed. Tail white. 
It will be seen that the colour of the cock is almost exactly that of the Black-red Game, substituting white for black. This is, 
indeed, considered the ideal of a true Pile, except that, instead of pure white on breast and wing-bar, a faint but precise marbling 
or lacing is considered a beauty. 
Colour of White Game. — In both Sexes— Head, face, and comb (in hen), &c., brilliant scarlet-red. Eyes bright red. Legs 
yellow or white. Colour of plumage brilliant white all over Beak to match legs in colour 
Colour of Black Game. — In both Sexes — Face, head, comb (in hen), & c., coral-red. Eyes black, dark brown, or red. 
Beak black, or horn colour. Legs dark willow, or black. Colour all over a rich glossy black, free from golden, reddish, or smoky 
feathers. 
Brassy-winged Game only differ from the above in a little dark lemon, brass, or copper-colour on the shoulders of the cock. 
Colour of Spangled Game. — In both Sexes— Head, face, &c., rich bright red. Legs yellow, willow, or black. Colour of 
plumage may be either black, red, blue, or buff, spangled with white ; the spangling to be as even as possible. Whatever the colour 
be, the tail of the cock is usually black and white. 
Colour of Cuckoo OR Dominique Game. — In both Sexes — Head, face, &c., brilliant red. Beak yellow. Legs yellow. 
Eyes bright red. Colour of plumage light bluish-grey, pencilled or barred, as in Pencilled Hamburghs, with darker blue-grey or 
slate-colour. The cock’s hackle and saddle may be shaded with gold. This variety is scarce and of doubtful purity, the cock’s 
sickles bein< r generally much too long for true Game ; and in America the cocks are frequently known to run when fought. 
Aseels. There cannot be said to be any standard of colour for these birds, and they are judged chiefly by symmetry, hardness, 
and condition. The plumage of all the darker colours should be exceedingly glossy, as well as hard and compact. 
