Schedule for Judging Polish. 
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Colour of Silver-spangled Polish. — In both Sexes — Eyes bright red ; beak dark hom-colour ; face red ; legs slaty-blue. 
Colour of Cock — Crest- feathers black at roots, white in middle, and spotted with black at tips (mingled with white feathers in old 
birds); hackle white, spotted with black at tips ; back, shoulder-coverts, and wing-bow, white spotted wich black, similar to but 
broader than hackle and saddle-feathers ; wing-coverts white, laced all round with black, the lacing broader or thicker at the ends 
of feathers, forming two symmetrically laced bars across the wings ; secondary quills finely laced all round, the lacing broader at tips, 
with this exception, the outer web is white, the inner web white with more or less grey or greyish-black mingled, but still clearly 
lighter than the black lacing ; primaries very similar to secondaries ; saddle-feathers white tipped with black, and glossy black at 
their bases ; breast white, with a heavy crescentic spangle at tips of feathers, often running up the sides so as to form a lacing (the 
marking must be distinct, and not so heavy as to appear black) ; tail white or grey, spangled with black at tips of feathers ; sickles 
the same ; tail-coverts or side-feathers, white with more or less grey in centre, heavily laced with very resplendent green black. 
Colour of Hen — Crest black, finely laced with white the first year, afterwards white laced with black ; hackle white, laced at tips 
with black ; breast white, spangled with crescentic spangles, running up almost into a lacing ; remainder of plumage white, laced 
entirely round every feather with black, even in the secondary quills ; the lacing being rather thicker or heavier at tips of the 
feathers 
Colour of Golden-spangled Polish. — In all respects similar in both sexes to the preceding as regards marking, only 
substituting the golden for the silver ground-colour. 
Colour of White-crested Llack Polish. — In both Sexes— Beak black, or dark horn-colour. Face and wattles red. 
Deaf ears white. Eyes red. Crest pure white, with a few black feathers in the front (the fewer the better). Rest of plumage a 
deep rich black. Legs a very dark slate colour, approaching black. 
Colour of Chamois or Buff Polish. — Ground-colour a rich buff or yellow, spangled with white. The white spangling 
generally approaches a more truly spangled rather than the laced character of the Gold-spangled breed. 
The colours of other varieties, such as White-crested Whites, Black-crested Blacks, Blue or Grey Polish (resembling 
Andalusians in colour), and Cuckoo Polish, are sufficiently described by their names. They are rarely shown, and we cannot 
therefore construct any tables for them. As a rule, they are bearded ; but not being exhibited often enough to be brought within a 
rigid type, this point is not in their case imperative, and they should be judged as they are — on their general merits. 
VALUE OF DEFECTS IN JUDGING. 
1. Spangled Polish. 
Points of Merit. 
Defects to be Deane tea . 
A bird ideally perfect in shape, style, colour, crest, 
Want of size in crest 
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• 
9 
muffling, and condition, to count in points . 100 
,, fullness in ditto . 
• 
12 
Presence of more than merest rudiments of comb 
10 
Dark breast ..... 
• 
8 
Wings badly laced .... 
. 
10 
Tail ,, ,, . . . 
• 
6 
Other faults of colour or marking 
• 
• 
10 
Want of size ..... 
• 
• 
10 
„ ,, symmetry .... 
• 
• 
18 
,, „ condition .... 
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• 
15 
2. White-crested Black Polish. 
Points of Merit. 
Defects to be Deducted. 
A bird ideally perfect in shape, style, colour, crest, 
Want of size in crest .... 
• 
• 
8 
and condition, to count in points , .100 
,, ,, fullness in ditto . . . 
• 
• 
■4 
Too much comb .... 
• 
• 
10 
Red deaf-ear ..... 
» 
• 
4 
Too much black in crest . . . 
• 
• 
8 
Bad white in ditto .... 
• 
• 
6 
Want of gloss or richness of plumage 
• 
• 
8 
Want of size 
• 
• 
8 
0 
» ,, symmetry .... 
• 
• 
15 
» „ condition .... 
• 
• 
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Disqualifications. - Distinct two-horned comb. Crooked backs, wry-tails, or any other deformity. Presence of foul- 
coloured fealhers in any part. Amputated combs, plucked crests, or any other fraudulent treatment Legs of any colour but blue, 
or black, or bluish-black ; which may, however, be lighter in tint from age. 
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