STANDARD OF PERFECTION 43 
BUFF PLYMOUTH ROCKS. 
D isqualifications. 
Positive white in ear-lobes; shanks other than yellow. (See general 
disqualifications.) 
COLOR OF MALE. 
Beak: Rich yellow. 
Eyes: Reddish-bay. 
Comb, Face, Wattles and Ear-Lobes: Bright red. 
Shanks and Toes: Rich yellow; red showing at outside of shanks, 
back of scales, not a defect. 
Plumage: Surface throughout an even shade of rich, golden buff, 
free from shafting or mealy appearance, the head, neck, hackle, back, 
wing-bows and saddle richly glossed; under-color, a lighter shade, free 
from foreign color. Different shades of buff in two or more sections is a 
serious defect. A harmonious blending of buff in all sections is most 
desirable. 
COLOR OF FEMALE. 
Beak: Rich yellow. 
Eyes: Reddish- bay. 
Comb, Face. Wattles and Ear-Lobes: Bright red. 
Shanks and Toes: Rich yellow. 
Plumage: Surface throughout an even shade of rich, golden buff, 
free from shafting or mealy appearance, the head and neck plumage 
showing a luster of the same shade as the rest of the plumage; under- 
color, a lighter shade, free from foreign color. Different shades of buff 
in two or more sections is a serious defect. A harmonious blending of 
buff in all sections is most desirable. 
