442 JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. t November 9, was. 
Comb, Face, and Jaws. —Bright red. 
Eyes .—Bright red. 
Beak. —Horn colour or yellow. 
Neck Hackle. —Orange or chestnut. 
Saddle. —Rich red. 
Breast. —White or slightly marbled. 
Back. —Dark rich red. 
Shoulder Coverts. —White. 
Bow of the Wings. —Rich red. 
Greater and Lesser Coverts. —White. 
Wing Secondaries. —Red on the outer edge and white on the inner. 
Primaries. —White. 
Thighs. —White. 
Tail. —White ticked with black (?) or white. 
Legs. —Yellow or willow, yellow preferred. 
Hen. 
Comb, Face, Deaf Ear, and Wattles. —Bright red. 
Eyes. —Fiery red. 
Beak. —Horn colour or yellow. 
Neck. —Light gold. 
Breast .—Salmon. 
Thighs and Tail. —White. 
Remainder of Plumage. —White with some red, which is known as 
“ a Rose ” on the wing. 
Legs. —Yellow or willow, yellow preferred. 
Points of Colour in Black Game. 
Comb, Face, Deaf Ear, and Wattles. —Deep red. 
Eyes. —Black, dark brown, or red. 
Beak. —Black. 
Legs. —Dark willow or black. 
Remainder of Plumage. —Black with metallic lustre. 
Points of Colour in White Game. 
Comb, Face, Deaf Ear, and Wattles. —Red. 
Eyes. —Bright red. 
Beak. —Horn colour or yellow. 
Legs. —Yellow. 
Remainder of Plumage. —Pure white. 
Points of Colour in Birchen Yellow Game.—Cock. 
Head. —Cream-coloured. 
Face and Jaws. —Dull red. 
Eyes. —Red. 
Beak. —Horn colour. 
Neck. —Cream-coloured. 
Breast. —Clay, with mixture of brown. 
Back and Shoulder Coverts. —Cream and rusty brown. 
Saddle .—Cream. 
Wing Butts. —Dark brown and rusty black. Bows. —Cream. Coverts 
and Secondaries. —Rusty brown. Primaries. —Black. 
Tail. —Black. 
Sickles. —Black. 
Tail Coverts. —Black, with mixture of bronze. 
Legs. —Willow. 
Hen. 
Head. —Dark grey. 
Comb and Face. —Dull red. 
Deaf Ear. —Blue red. 
Wattles. —Dull red. 
Eyes. —Bright red. 
Beak. —Horn colour. 
Neck. —Dark grey. 
Breast. —Dark bronzy grey. 
Back and Shoulder Coverts. —Very dark grey. 
Wing Bow. —Dark grey or sometimes black. Coverts and Second¬ 
aries. —Dark grey. Primaries. —Black. 
Tail. —Black. 
Thighs. —Black or dark grey. 
Legs. —Dark willow. 
Points of Colour in Ginger Red Game.—Cock. 
Head. —Red. 
Face and Jaws. —Reddish purple. 
Eyes. —Brown. 
Neck Hackle. —Clear rich red colour. 
Back and Shoulder Coverts. —Rich red. 
Wing Bow. —Rich red. 
Wing Coverts and Secondaries. —Brownish red. Primaries. —Black. 
Saddle. —Rich clear red. 
Tail. —Black. 
Sickle Feathers and Tail Coverts. —Rich black. 
Breast. —Ginger red. 
Thighs. —Dusky red. 
Legs .—Olive or dark willow. 
Hen. 
Head. —Yellowish brown. 
Com b, Face, Deaf Ear, and Wattles .—Purple. 
Eyes. —Brown. 
Neck. —Yellow, striped with black. 
Breast. —Yellowish brown, shading to dark dusky brown at the 
lower parts. 
Remainder of Plumage. —Yellowish brown. 
Legs. —Olive or dark willow. 
Points of Colour in Wheaten Game.—Hen. 
Head. —Light brown. 
Comb, Face, Earlobes, and Wattles. —Bright red. 
Beak. —Horn. 
Eye. —Yermilion. 
Neck. —Golden buff striped with black. 
Back and Shoulder Coverts. —Light partridge intermixed with buff. 
Wing Bow. —Buff or fawn colour. 
Primaries, Secondaries, and Breast. —Buff or fawn colour. 
Thighs. —Lightish grey. 
Legs. —Willow or olive. 
Tail. —Black with a shading of brown. 
Henny Game. 
Note. —It has not been considered desirable to frame a standard 
of Henny Game. These may be of almost any of the colours de¬ 
scribed ; the cock is hen-feathered and hen-coloured, and the legs are 
in all cases white (?) 
GAME. 
Numerical Value of Points.—Cock. 
Points to be deducted for defects. 
Bad colour . 15 
Bad head . 10 
Bad tail. 10 
Bad eyes . 5 
Bad feet. 10 
Too much feather .. 10 
Want of symmetry. 20 
Want of condition. 10 
Bad legs. 10 
100 
A perfect bird to count 100 points. 
Disqualifications. 
Duck feet and bent breasts if bad, wry tail, crooked back. If shown 
together, birds not matching fairly well. 
Numerical Value of Points.—Hen. 
Points to be deducted for defects. 
Bad head . 10 
Bad tail. 10 
Bad legs... 10 
Bad feet. 10 
Eyes bad in colour. 5 
Too much feather . 10 
Bad colour feathers . 15 
Want of condition .. 10 
Want of symmetry. 15 
Large or twisted comb. 5 
100 
A perfect bird to count 100 points. 
Disqualifications. 
Same as for cock. If shown together, birds not matching fairly well. 
HOUDANS. 
General Characteristics.—Cock. 
Crest. —Large, full, and compact, with a sufficient inclination back¬ 
wards to fully expose the comb. 
Comb. —Well-defined even leaf comb, neat, medium size, placed in 
the centre of the head. 
Beak. —Short and stout. 
Eye.— Bold. 
Wattles. —Rather short and well rounded. 
Muffling or Beard■ —Large, full, compact, and even. 
Face. —Should be' much hid by muffling. 
Breast. —Broad, deep, and full. 
Back. —Broad, moderately long, and straight. 
Wings. —Carried well up. 
Tail. —Full and well arched, with prominent sickles. 
Thighs. —Short, stout, and rather wide apart. 
Legs. —Rather short and stout, and perfectly straight. 
Toes. —Five in number, straight, and well spread apart. The fifth 
toe, starting from root of fourth toe, should curve gently upwards. 
Carriage. —Bold and lively. 
General Characteristics.—Hen. 
Crest. —Large, compact, and, above all, globular in shape. 
Comb. —Leaf-shaped, and very small. 
Eye. —Full and bright. 
Wattles. —Small and rather round. 
Muffling. —Large and full, and beard pendulous. 
Neck. —Full, and not too long. 
Breast. —Broad, deep, and full. 
