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Head. —Small and neat. 
Eye. —Bright and expressive. 
Deaf Ear. —Rather large. 
Wattles .—Small and neatly rounded. 
Face. —Smooth and fine in texture. 
Neck. —Short, carried rather forward, and abundantly covered with 
soft hackle feathers reaching well on to the back. 
Breast. —Broad, deep, full, and rounded. 
Back .—Short and broad, first rising into an abundant cushion, and 
then falling slightly to the tail. 
Wings. —Small and tightly clipped up, the points buried in the 
cushion. 
Tall .—Short and small, almost covered by the cushion. 
Tail Coverts. —Very abundant and soft. 
Thighs. —Short, strong, set wide apart, and abundantly covered 
with soft feathers. 
Hocks. —Well covered with soft feathers curling round the joints. 
Stiff feathers called “vulture hocks” objectionable, but not a dis¬ 
qualification. 
Fluff .—Very abundant and soft, and standing out well from the 
body and thighs. 
Legs and Leg Feather .—Short, thick, and heavily feathered on the 
outside. The feathers should stand out well from the leg. 
Toes. —Strong and straight ; the middle and outer toe heavily 
feathered to the end. 
General Shape and Carriage. —Broad, deep, massive, and well 
rounded ; the head carried rather forward ; the forepart of body 
slightly drooping; the cushion carried rather high. 
Points of Colour in Buff Cochins.—Cock. 
Comb, Face, and Wattles. —Bright red. 
Deaf Ear. —Bright red, free from any tinge of white. 
Beak. —Deep yellow. 
Head. —Rich buff. 
Eye. —Orange or pearl, the former preferred. 
Hackle. —Rich golden buff, uniform in colour, and sound to the root 
of the feathers. 
Back .—Same colour as hackle. 
Wings. —Ditto, the flights buff and free from splashes of black or 
white. 
Saddle. —Same colour as hackle. 
Breast , Thighs , and Fluff. —Clear buff, perfectly even and free from 
all shading. 
Tail. —Rich chestnut, shading to bronze, perfectly free from white, 
and with as little black as possible. 
Legs. —Bright yellow, the feathers matching thighs and fluff. 
. Hen. 
Comb, Face, and Wattles. —Bright red. 
Deaf Ear. —Bright red, free from any shade of white. 
Beak. —Yellow. 
Eye. —Orange or pearl, the former preferred. 
Plumage. —Clear rich buff throughout, perfectly free from all 
mottling, and hackle from any ticking. 
Legs. —Bright yellow. 
Points of Colour in Lemon Cochins.—Cock. 
Comb, Face, and Wattles. —Bright red. 
Deaf Ear. —Bright red, free from any tinge of white. 
Beak. —Yellow. 
Head. —Bright lemon buff. 
Eye. —Orange or pearl, the former preferred. 
Rackle. —Bright lemon buff, even in colour, and sound to the root 
of the feathers. 
Back .—Same as hackle. 
Wings. —Ditto, the flight feathers buff, and as free as possible from 
any splashes of black or white. 
Saddle. —Same as hackle. 
Breast, Thighs, and Fluff.— Clear lemon buff, even in colour, and 
free from all shading. 
Tail. —Rich chestnut buff, free from black or white, especially the 
latter. 
Legs. —Bright yellow, the feathers lemon-buff, matching the body. 
Hen. 
Comb, Face, and Wattles. —Bright red. 
Deaf Ear .—Bright red, free from any white. 
Beak. —Yellow. 
Eye. —Orange or pearl, the former preferred. 
Plumage. —Uniform lemon-buff throughout, and perfectly free from 
all mottling. 
Legs. —Yellow. 
Points of Colour in Cinnamon Cochins.—Cock. 
Comb, Face, and Wattles. —Bright red. 
Deaf Ear. —Bright red, free from any tinge of white. 
Beak. —Yellow. 
Head. —Rich cinnamon. 
Eye. —Orange or pearl, the former preferred. 
Hackle. —Rich cinnamon, perfectly even in colour. 
Back. —Rich dark cinnamon. 
Wings and Saddle. —Rich deep cinnamon, free from all markings. 
Breast, Thighs, and Fluff. —Cinnamon, almost approaching cho¬ 
colate, perfectly even in colour. 
Tail. —Rich bronze. 
Legs. —Yellow, feathers same colour as breast. 
Hen. 
Comb, Face, and Wattles. —Bright red. 
Deaf Ear. —Bright red, free from any white tinge. 
Eye. —Orange or pearl, the former preferred. 
Beak. —Yellow. 
Plumage. —Rich even cinnamon throughout, perfectly free from all 
markings. 
Legs. —Yellow. 
Points of Colour in Partridge Cochins.—Cock. 
Comb, Face, Deaf Ear, and Wattles. —Bright red. 
Beak. —Yellow shading to horn colour. 
Head. —Dark red or orange. 
Eye. —Orange or pearl, the former preferred. 
Hackle. —Orange or golden red, each feather having a glossy black 
stripe down the centre. 
Back and Shoulder Coverts and Wing Bow. —Rich dark red. Greater 
and Lesser Coverts. —Metallic black. Primary Quills. —Bay on the 
outer web, black on the inner. Secondary Quills. —Bay on the outer 
web, metallic black on the inner. 
Saddle. —Prom a bright golden colour to a rich orange red, each 
feather having a metallic black stripe down the centre. 
Breast. —Rich black. 
Underpart of Body and Thighs. —Black. 
Tail. —G-lossy metallic black. 
Legs. —Yellow, feathers black. 
Hen. 
Comb, Face, Deaf Ear, and Wattles, —Bright red. 
Beak. —Yellow shading to horn colour. 
Head. —Light brown or yellow, finely pencilled. 
Eye. —Orange or pearl, the former preferred. 
Neck. —Golden yellow, each feather striped with greenish black 
down the middle. 
Remainder of Plumage. —Light brown, every feather to be distinctly 
pencilled with a darker shade and uniform over the whole body, a 
light shaft objectionable. 
Legs. —Dusky yellow. 
Points of Colour in White Cochins.—Cock and Hen. 
Comb, Face, and Wattles. —Brilliant red. 
Deaf Ear. —Brilliant red, free from any tinge of white. 
Eye. —Orange or pearl, the former preferred. 
Plumage. —Pure snowy white, glossy and free from all creamy or 
yellow tinge. 
Legs. —Bright yellow, pale legs in old birds a fault, but not a 
disqualification. 
Points of Colour in Black Cochins.—Cock and Hen. 
Comb, Face, Deaf Ear, and Wattles. —Brilliant red. 
Eye. —Red or black. 
Plumage. —Rich glossy raven black, perfectly free from feathers of 
any other colour and sound to the roots, the more metallic sheen the 
better. 
Legs. —Dusky yellow preferred, dusky legs without the yellow not 
a disqualification. 
Points of Colour in Cuckoo or Creole Cochins.—Cock. 
Comb, Face, Deaf Ear, and Wattles. —Red. 
Beak. —Yellow, sometimes black markings. 
Eye. —Red. 
Plumage. —The ground colour nearly white, each feather barred 
across with dark blue grey. 
Legs. —Pale yellow. 
Points of Colour’in Cuckoo Cochins.—Hen. 
Comb, Face, Deaf Ear, and Wattles. —Red. 
Beak. —Yellow. 
Eye. —Red. 
Plumage. —The ground colour nearly white, each feather barred 
across with dark blue grey. 
Legs. —Pale yellow. 
BUFF, LEMON, OR CINNAMON COCHINS. 
Numerical Value of Points. — Cock or Hen. 
Points to be deducted for defects. 
Defective colour. 25 
Want of size. I 5 
Bad head and comb . 1° 
Slip wings. 5 
Want of fluff . ® 
Want of cushion. 8 
Length of leg, and want of leg-feathering. 10 
