118 AMERICAN POULTRY ASSOCIATION 
BUFF COCHINS. 
Disqualifications. 
Vulture-like hocks; plucked hocks; shanks other than yellow in color; 
bare middle toes; cocks not weighing nine pounds; hens not weighing seven 
pounds; cockerels not weighing seven pounds; pullets not weighing five 
pounds. (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. 
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 show- 
ing 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. 
