STANDARD OF PERFECTION 
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Fig. 29. 
One Form of Twisted 
Single Comb (a defect). 
Vulture-Hock (Vulture-Feathered) : The stiff quill feathers growing 
on the thighs, extending backward, straight beyond the knee-joint or 
"hock"; to disqualify, they must be without a sufficient quantity of 
fluffy feathers to relieve the stiff appearance 
and fill up the sharp angles, viewed in profile. 
(See Fig. 30.) 
V-Shaped Comb: A comb formed of two well-de- 
fined, horn-like sections. (See Fig. 9.) 
Wattle? The pendent growths at the sides and 
base of the beak. 
Web: Web of Feather: The flat or plumed portion 
of a feather, made up of a series of barbs on 
either side of the shaft. Web of Feet : The flat 
skin between the toes. Web of Wings: The tri- 
angular skir attaching the wing to the body, 
visible when wing is extended. 
* Wing-Bar: The stripe or bar of color 
extending across the middle of the 
wing, formed by the color or mark- 
ing of the wing-coverts. (See dia- 
gram of fowl.) 
* Wing-Bay: The triangular section of 
the wing, below the wing-bar, 
Yi'JW^W^'^^^^V'^ formed by the exposed portion of 
the secondaries when the wing is 
folded. (See diagram of fowl.) 
^Wing-Bow: The upper or shoulder 
F [* ^ part of the wing. (See diagram 
Vulture-Hock (a defect in Cochins; Standard of f owl .) 
faSultans) - Wing-Points: The ends of the prima- 
ries; erroneously called "wing- 
butts." 
Wing-Coverts: The small, close feath- 
ers clothing the bend of the wing 
and covering the roots of the second- 
ary quills. (See diagram of fowl.) 
Wing-Fronts: The front edge of the 
wing at the shoulder. This section 
of the wing is sometimes called 
wing-butts. The term wing-fronts is 
recommended, thus avoiding con- 
fusion. 
Wry Tail: Tail of a fowl turned to one 
side, permanently so. (See Fig. 31.) ghowing w g^"<a ^^ 
