STANDARD OF PERFECTION 
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Chickens: Specifically, the young of the domestic hen prior to the de- 
velopment of adult plumage; used as a general term to designate all 
domestic fowls, except turkeys, ducks, geese, pea -fowl and guinea-fowl. 
Cock: A male fowl one year old and over. 
Cockerel: A male fowl less than one year old. 
Comb: The fleshy protuberance growing on the top of a 
fowl's head. The standard varieties of combs are: 
Single, rose, pea, v-shaped and strawberry, all others 
being modifications of these. (See diagram of fowl; 
also Figs. 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10.) 
Condition: The state of a fowl as regards health, cleanli- 
ness and order of plumage. 
Coverts : See tail, flight and wing-coverts. 
Creaminess: Having the color of cream; light yellow. 
Crest: A crown or tuft of feathers on the head of a 
fowl. (See Fig. 9.) 
Crop: The receptacle in which a fowl's food is accum- 
ulated before it passes into the gizzard. 
Cushion: The mass of feathers at rear of back of a 
fowl, partly covering the tail; well-developed in Cochin 
females. 
Daw: The pinkish-yellow color found in eyes of the Form (ideal). 
Oriental and some other varieties of Games. 
Dewlap : A pendulous skin developed under the throat. 
Disqualification: A deformity or serious defect that renders a fowl un- 
worthy to win a prize. 
Disqualified: Applied to a fowl that is 
unworthy to win a prize. 
Down: The first hairy covering of chicks; 
also the tiny tufts of hair-like growth 
that sometimes are found on the shanks, 
toes or feet of fowls. 
(Note: If quill and web are discernible 
to the eye, it is a feather.) 
Drake: A male of the duck family. 
Dubbing : Cutting off the comb, wattles and 
ear-lobes, so as to leave the head smooth. 
Duck : A female of the duck family, as dis- 
tinguished from the drake, or male. 
Duckling : The young of the duck family, in the downy stage of plumage 
prior to the development of feathers. 
Duck-Footed: The hind toe carried forward. (See Fig. 11.) 
Ear-Lobes: The folds of bare skin just below the ears, sometimes called 
"deaf-ears." Ear-lobes vary in color in different breeds, being red, 
Fig. 4. 
Head of a Duck (ideal): A, Bill; B, 
Bean. 
