APPENDIX. 
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Breast, Vnderpart of Body, and Thbjlis — Rich deep 
black. 
Tail — Glossy black (white at the base of the feathers 
objectionable, but not a disqualification). 
Legs — Dusky yellow, with black feathers. 
GROUSE COCHINS. 1 
COLOUR OP HEN. 
Coml), Face, Deaf -ear, and Wattles — Brilliant red. 
7/eac? — Rich brown. 
Neck — Rich reddish gold colour, with a broad black 
stripe down the middle of the feathers. 
Remainder of the Plumage — Rich brown distinctly 
pencilled with darker brown ; the pencilling reach- 
ing well up the front of the breast, and following 
the outline of the feathers. 
Legs — Dusky yellow, with feathers same colour as body 
feathers. 
PARTRIDGE COCHINS. 
COLOUR OF HEN. 
Comb, Face, Deaf -ear, and Wattles — Brilliant red. 
Neck — Bright gold colour on the edge of the feathers, 
with a broad black stripe down the middle. 
Remainder of the Plumage— In foi brown distinctly 
pencilled with dark brown ; the pencilling to reach 
well up the front of the breast. The shaft of the 
feathers on the back, shoulder coverts, bow of the 
wing, and sides, creamy white. 
Legs — Dusky yellow, with brown feathers. •* 
Points in Grouse and Partridge Cochins. 
Size 3 
Black Breast, Thighs, Fluff, an( 
feathers in the Cock . 
Breast of the Hen. Distinctly pe 
up the front 
Colour of the remaining plumage 
Head and Comb 
Carriage of Wings . 
Legs ..... 
Fluff 
Symmetry .... 
Condition .... 
Disqualifications in Grouse or Partridge Cochins. 
Birds not matching in the pen — cocks with mottled 
breasts, hens with pale buff or clay breasts without 
pencilling, twisted combs, flight feathers turned outside 
the wing, crooked backs ; absence of feathers on the legs. 
WHITE COCHINS. 
COLOUR OP COCK AND HEN. 
Comb, Face, Deaf-ear, and Wattles — Brilliant red. 
Plumage — Pure white throughout. The cock as free 
from yellow tinge as possible. 
Legs — Bright yellow. 
BLACK COCHINS. 
COLOUR OP COCK AND HEN. 
Comb, Face, Deaf-ear, and Wattles — Brilliant red. 
PZamar/e— Perfectly black throughout. The cock as 
free from coppery red or brassy colour as possible. 
Zc^s— Dark, with yellow tinge and black feathers. 
Points in White or Black Cochins 
Size ... 
Colour of Plumage — Purity of white in the 
whites, and richness of black in the 
blacks 
Head and Comb 
Carriage of Wings 
Legs 
Fluff . 
Symmetry 
Condition 
4 
1 
1 
1 
1 
2 
2 
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Disqualifications in White or Black Cochins. 
Twisted combs, crooked backs, flight feathers turned 
outside the wing. Birds not feathered on the ^ legs, 
scales on the legs of the whites either green or willow. 
BHAHMAS. 
GENERAL SHAPE. 
THE COCK. 
Beak — Very strong, taper, and well curved. 
rjornb—Yea, small, low in front and firm on the head 
without falling over to either side, distinctly divided . 
so as to have the appearance of three small combs 
joined together in the lower part and back, uhe 
largest in the middle, each part slightly and evenly 
serrated. 
//■eaeZ -Small and slender. 
Eye — Prominent and bright. 
Deaf-ear — Large and pendent. 
Wattles — Small, well rounded on the lower edge. 
]^eck — Long, neatly curved, slender near the head, the 
juncture very distinct, hackle full and abundant, 
flowing well over the shoulders. 
Breast— Nery full, broad, and round ; carried well 
Pacl;-^Short, broad, flat betwixt the shoulders, saddle 
feathers very abundant. 
Wings — Small ; the primaries doubled well under the 
secondaries, the points covered by the saddle feathers. 
Tail— ; carried very upright, the higher feathers 
spreading out laterally. 
Tail Coverts— Brodid, very abundant, soft, and curved 
over the tail. , , j 
Thighs— Yevj large and strong ; abundantly covered 
with very soft fluffy feathers, curving inward round 
the hock so as to hide the joint from view Vulture 
hocks are objectionable, but not a disqualification. 
Eluif—Yerj abundant and soft, covering the hind parts, 
and standing out about the thighs, giving the bird a 
very broad and deep appearance behind. 
Xeqs— Rather short, strong, and bony ; standing well 
apart, very abundantly feathered down the outside 
to the end of the toes. 
y^gg—Straight and strong ; the outer and middle toe 
being abundantly feathered. 
Carriage— Yei'j upright and strutting. 
THE HEN. 
Beak-Strong, curved, and taper. ^ 
Comb—Yeo, very small and low, placed in front of the 
head, and having the appearance of three very small 
serrated combs pressed together, the largest in the 
middle. 
Head—SmaW and slender. 
Eye — Prominent and bright. 
Deaf -eat — Large and pendent. 
Wattles- Small, rounded on the lower edge. 
Wee/j— Rather short, neatly curved, slender near the 
head, the juncture very distinct, full and broad in 
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