JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. 
440 
[ November 9, 1882. 
Back and Shoulder Coverts. —Dark, with white line down shaft of 
each feather. 
Wing Bow. —Ditto, and free from red. 
Coverts and Flights .—Ditto, or black. 
Tail .—Black or dark brown. 
Thighs. —Dark. 
Legs and Feet. —White. 
Disqualification's. 
Very long legs; crooked or much-swollen toes; absence of fifth 
toe; a sixth toe, or double toenails; spurs outside the leg; legs or 
feet feathered, or any colour but white ; tail carried much on one 
side or squirreled ; black plumage. 
SILVER-GREY DORKINGS. 
Points of Colour in Silver-Grey Dorkings.—-Cock. 
Head. —Silvery white. 
Bachle. —Pure silvery white, as free from stripes as possible. 
Comb, Face, Earlobes, and Wattles. —Bright coral red. 
Beak. —Horn or white. 
Eye. —Orange. 
Breast. —Glossy black. 
Thighs and Underparts. —Black. 
Bach. —Pure silvery white. 
Shoulder Coverts. —Ditto, free from patches of colour. 
Saddle. —Pure silvery white. 
Wing Bow. —Silvery white. Coverts. —Greenish black. Primaries .— 
Black, edged with white. Secondaries. —White outer web, black inner 
web, and black end to each feather. 
Tail. —Glossy black. 
Sickle. —Feathers greenish, glossy black. 
Legs and Feet. —White or pinky white. 
Points of Colour in Silver-Grey Dorkings.—Hen. 
Head. —Silvery white, with slight grey marking. 
Hackle. —Silvery white, clearly striped with black. 
Comb, Face, and Wattles. —Bright coral red. 
Eye. —Orange. 
Beak .—Horn or white. 
Breast. —Rich robin red or salmon red, shading off to grey on lower 
parts. 
Thighs and Underparts. —Grey. 
Back, Shoulder Coveits, Saddle, Wing Boic, and Wing Coverts. — 
Bright silvery grey, with minute pencilling of darker grey on each 
feather ; the shafts of the feathers white. Primaries. —Grey or black. 
Secondaries. —Grey. 
Tail .—Grey, of a darker shade than body ; quill feathers black. 
Legs and Feet. —White or pinky white. 
Points of Colour in White Dorkings.—Cock or Hen. 
Comb, Face, and Wattles. —Bright coral red. 
Beak. —White. 
Eye. —Orange. • 
Plumage. —Pure white, free from any shade of any other colour. 
Legs and Feet. —White. 
Points of Colour in Cuckoo Dorkings. 
Comb. —Bright red. 
Face, Lobes, and Wattles. —Bright red. 
Beak .—White or horn. 
Eye .—Bright orange. 
Body .—Light bluish-grey ground, each feather barred with bands 
of a darker grey or blue. 
Legs and Feet. —White, red veins showing between the scales ; 
nails white. 
COLOURED DORKINGS. 
Numerical Value of Points.—Cock. 
Points to be deducted for defects. 
Want of size. 20 
Defective shape . 20 
Defective feet and legs. 15 
Bad head .." * ” ” g 
Bad comb.."."!!!! 10 
Bad colour. 5 
Crooked breast. jq 
Bad carriage of tail .5 
Want of condition.10 
A perfect bird to count 100 points. 
Disqualifications. 
Very long legs; crooked or much-swollen toes; absence of fifth 
toe ; a sixth toe, or double toenails ; spurs growing outside the leg; 
legs or feet feathered, or any colour but white ; tail carried much on 
one side or squirreled ; black upper plumage or much mottled under 
plumage. 
Numerical Value of Points.—Hen. 
Points to be deducted for defects. 
Defective shape . 20 
Defective legs and feet. 20 
Want of size . 20 
Bad colour . 15 
Want of condition. 10 
Bad head and comb . 5 
Crooked breast.10 
100 
A perfect bird to count 100 points. 
Numerical Value of Points—Cock. 
Points to be deducted for defects. 
Want of size. 15 
Defective shape . 15 
Defective feet and legs. 15 
Coarse head. 6 
Bad comb. 7 
White in deaf ear . 3 
Impurity of white. 12 
White on breast or thigh. 8 
Crooked breast. 7 
Bad carriage of tail . 3 
Want of condition. 10 
100 
A perfect bird to count 100 points. 
Disqualifications. 
Other than single comb ; other than five toes ; feathers on legs 
any deformity ; squirrel tail. 
Numerical Value of Points.—Hen. 
Points to be deducted for defects. 
Want of size . 15 
Defective shape . 15 
Defective feet and legs. 15 
Bad head and comb . 6 
White on deaf ear . 5 
Defective body colour . 16 
Defective breast colour. 10 
Crooked breast . 10 
Want of condition. 10 
100 
A perfect bird to count 100 points. 
Disqualifications. 
Other than single comb ; other than five toes; feathers on legs ; 
any deformity. 
WHITE DORKINGS. 
Numerical Value of Points.—Cock or Hen. 
Points to be deducted for defects. 
Want of size. 15 
Defective shape . 15 
Defective legs and feet. 15 
Bad head and comb . 12 
White in deaf ear . 3 
Bad colour . 20 
Crooked breast . 7 
Bad carriage of tail . 3 
Want of condition. 10 
100 
A perfect bird to count 100 points. 
Disqualifications. 
Single comb; coloured feathers; other than five toes; crooked 
breast or back. 
CUCKOO DORKINGS. 
Numerical Value of Points.—Cock or Hen. 
Points to be deducted for defects 
Want of size . 
Defective shape . 
Defective feet and legs. 
Bad head and comb . 
White in deaf ear .. 
Defective colour. 
Crooked breast . 
Bad carriage of tail . . . 
Want of condition. 
15 
15 
15 
10 
5 
15 
10 
5 
10 
A perfect bird to count 100 points. 
100 
Disqualifications. 
Other than rose-comb ; any actual deformity ; coloured feathers ; 
other than five toes ; feathers on legs. 
GAME. 
General Characteristics.—Cock. 
Beak. —Long, strong, and slightly curved. 
Comb. —(If undubbed) small, thin, straight, erect, well serrated. 
Head. —Long, lean, bony, cleanly set on neck. 
Eye. —Large, full, round, bright and quick. 
Face. —Lean, thin, with fine skin. 
Throat. —Long, lean, fine 6kin, cleanly cut (?) 
Wattles. —(If undubbed) very thin, round, small, and smooth. 
