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COLOUR OF HEN. 
Ileaa Silvery grey. 
Comb, Face, l)eaf-ear, and Wattles — Bright red. 
A'ec/;— Silver, .striped with black. 
Breast — Salmon. 
Back and Shoulder Coverts — Silvery or ashy grey, shaft 
of feather whife. 
Wing Boto — Ashy grey, shaft of feather white. Eed 
or brown on the wing very objectionable. 
,, Flight and Coverts — Grey. 
Tail — Dark grey, approaching black. 
Thighs — Ashy grey. 
Legs — To match those of the cock. 
BIRCHEN YELLOW GAME. 
COLOUR OP COCK. 
Head — Dark straw colour. 
Face and lEo^< As— Either red or purple. 
Neck — Hackle, deep straw colour, striped with reddish 
brown. 
Breast — Reddish brown, shaft and narrow margin of 
the feathers cream colour. 
Back and Shoulder Coverts — Rich coppery straw, 
marked with reddish brown. 
Saddle — Deep straw, striped with reddish brown. 
Wing Butts — Dull black. 
,, Bow — Rich dark coppery straw, slightly marked 
with reddish brown. 
,, Coverts — Cream colour, mottled with reddish 
brown and tipped with chocolate. 
,, Flight — Reddish brown. 
if'aiZ— Black. 
Sickles — Bronzy black. 
Tail Coverts — Bronzy black, the lesser with a narrow 
margin of cream colour. 
Legs — Bronzy black, olive, willow, or yellow. 
COLOUR OP HEN. 
Head — Dark grey. 
Comb, Face, Deaf-ear, and TEaWAs— Either red or 
purple. 
Neck — Grey, striped with dull black. 
Breast — Greyish brown, shaft and margin of feather 
creamy white. 
Back and Shoulder Coverts — Greyish brown ; shaft of 
feather dull creamy white. 
Wing Bov) ~ Greyish brown, shaft of feather dull 
creamy white. 
,, Coverts — Greyish brown. 
,, Flights — Dark grey. 
Tail — Dark greyish brown. 
Thighs — Greyish brown. 
Legs — To match those of the cock. 
PILE GAME. 
COLOUR OF COCK. 
Head — Deep chestnut red. 
Comb, d:c . — Rich bright red. 
Neck Hackle and Saddle — Light chestnut red on the 
outside of the web of the feather ; the middle of 
each feather white towards the end. 
Breast — Higher part marbled red and white, lower part 
white, or entirely white. 
Back, Shoulder Coverts, and Boio of the Wings — Rich, 
uniform red. 
Greater and Lesser Wing Coverts — White, edged with 
red. 
Wing Secondaries — White on the outside web, red on 
the inside web, with a rich red spot on the end 
of thefeather. 
,, Primaries— Nlhiie. 
Thighs — White. 
Tail — White. 
Legs — Yellow, willow, or white. 
[ COLOUR OF HEN. 
Comb, Face, Deaf-ear, and Wattles — Bright red. 
Neck — Chestnut and white. 
Breast — Chestnut red on the front part, mottled with 
white on the lower part. 
Thighs and Tail — White. 
Itemainder of the White, mottled with light 
chestnut red. 
Legs — To match those of the cock. 
WHITE GAME. 
Comb, Face, Deaf-ear, and Wattles — Very bright red. 
The whole of the idumage clear white. The cock’ 
plumage as free from yellow tinge as possible. 
Ijegs — Yellow or white. 
BLACK GAME. 
Comb, tCr. — Bright red. 
The whole of the plumage glossy black, with a 
metallic lustre on cock’s hackle, back, saddle, wings, 
and tail. 
Legs — Bronzy black, dark olive, or leaden black. 
Points in Game. 
Shape of Head and Neck . . .2 
Body and Wings . .... 2 
Tail 2 
Thighs, Legs, and Toes . . . .2 
Colour of Plumage . . . . .3 
Symmetry, Handling . . . .2 
Condition, and Hardness of Plumage . 2 
15 
Disqualifications. 
Colour of legs, or plumage, not matching in the pen ; 
crooked backs or breasts ; adult cocks not dubbed. 
HAMBURGHS. 
GENERAL SHAPE. 
THE COCK. 
Beak — Medium. 
Comb — Double, not so large as to overhang the eyes or 
beak, square in front, fitting close and straight on the 
head without inclining to either side, no hollow in 
the centre, xiniform on each side, the top covered 
over with small points, with a peak behind, inclining 
very slightly upwards. 
Head — Rather short and small. 
Eye — Full and quick. 
Deaf-ear — Not pendent, but fitting close to the face, 
flat, of medium size, round, and even on the surface. 
TFa^As— Broad, thin, and well rounded on the lower 
edge. 
AAc^•— Taper, the higher part carried well over the 
back, hackle full, the lower part flowing well on to 
the shoulders. 
Breast — Round, full, and prominent, carried well 
forward . 
Pach— Short, well furnished with saddle feathers. 
Wings — Ample, points carried rather low. 
Tail — Full, expanded, sickle feathers well curved. 
Thighs — Short and neat. 
Legs — Slender, rather short, very neat, and taper. 
Plumage — Rich and glossy. 
Carriage — Upright and strutting, graceful, quick, and 
restless. 
THE HEN. 
Beak — Rather small. 
Comb — Same shape as that of cock, but very much 
less ; smaller in the pencilled than in the spangled 
varieties. 
