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AMERICAN POULTRY ASSOCIATION 
resembles a hen, owing to the absence of sickles, pointed hackle 
feathers, etc., is said to be "hen-feathered." 
Hock: See "Knee- Joint." (Also diagram of 
fowl.) 
Jaw: The base of the upper and lower man- 
dibles. 
Knee- Joint: The joint between the thigh and 
shank. , 
Knock-Kneed : A deformity in which the legs 
come too near together at the knee-joints 
and are bent outward, laterally, below the 
knees. 
Laced, Lacing: A feather edged or bordered 
with a band of color differing from the body 
color of feather. (See Fig. 12.) 
Leaf Comb: A combination of two small single 
combs, having serrated, leaf-liKe edges; the 
original Houdan comb, now 
replaced in America by the 
v-shaped comb. (See Fig. 9.) 
Leg: Includes thigh and 
shank. 
Leg Feathers: Feathers grow- 
ing on the outer side of the 
shank, as in Asiatics. (See 
Fig. 28.) 
Lopped Comb: A comb falling over to one side. 
To disqualify (see "General Disqualifications"), 
in a single comb, some portion must fall below the 
horizontal plane where the comb begins to lop; 
in the rose or pea comb varieties it must lop over 
far enough to come in contact with one side of the 
fowl's head. (See Figs. 15 and 27.) 
Lesser Sickles : (See " Sickles . ") 
Mealy: Having the appearance of being sprinkled with 
meal. Applied to buff varieties where the ground 
color is stippled with a lighter color. (See "Stip- 
ple"; also Fig. 16.) 
Mossy: Irregular, dark penciling appearing in centers 
of laced feathers and destroying the desirable con- 
trast of color. (See Fig. 17.) 
Mottled: Plumage marked on the surface with spots of 
different colors or shades of color. 
Muffs ; The cluster of feathers covering the sides of the 
Fig. 14. 
Striped Feather (ideal). 
Fig. 15. 
Lopped Rose Comb 
(a defect). 
