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Fig. 20. 
One Form of Shafting (a 
defect). 
nearly level, as in the Rose-Comb Leghorns, or turn downward, as in 
the Wyandottes. (See Figs. 6 and 15; also diagram of fowl, page 15, 
for ideal Wyandotte comb.) 
Rooster: A term commonly applied to a cockerel 
or cock, but not used by fanciers. 
Saddle: The rear part of the back of a male bird, 
extending to the tail and covered by the saddle 
feathers. (See diagram of fowl.) 
Saddle Feathers : The feathers growing out of 
the saddle. (See diagram of fowl.) 
Saddle Hackles: The long, narrow, pointed 
feathers growing from a male bird's saddle and 
drooping at the sides. 
Scaly Legs: A fowl's legs having an incrustation 
or deposit upon and beneath the scales. 
Secondaries : The long quill feathers that grow on 
the second joint or fore-arm of a fowl's wing, vis- 
ible when the wing is folded. With the prima- 
ries, they constitute the main feathers of the wing. (See diagram of fowl.) 
Solid Color, Self-Color: A uniform color, unmixed with any other. 
Serrated : Notched along the edge like a saw. 
Serration: One of the projections of a serrate 
formation, as a serrated comb. 
Shaft: The stem of a feather, especially the part 
filled with pith which bears the barbs. (See 
Figs. 19 and 20.) 
Shafting : The shaft of the plume portion of the 
feather being lighter or darker in color than the 
web of the feather. (See Fig. 20.) 
Shank: The lower, scaly part of a fowl's leg, ex- 
clusive of the foot and toes. 
Sickles: The long, curved feathers of a male bird's tail, properly applied 
to the top pair only, but sometimes used in referring to the prominent 
tail-coverts^ which also are called 
lesser sickles. (See diagram of fowl .) 
Side Sprigs: Extraneous, well-defined 
growths on the side of a comb. 
(See Fig. 21.) 
?^y Single Comb: A comb consisting of 
a single, thin, fleshy, serrated forma- 
tion, rising from the beak and ex- 
tending backward over the crown 
of the head, and, in males, beyond 
Slipped Wing and Twisted Feather (defects). tne head. (See Fig. 5.) 
Fig. 21. 
One Form of Side Sprigs (a 
defect). 
