STANDARD OF PERFECTION 183 
BEARDED GOLDEN POLISH. 
Disqualifications. 
Shanks other than blue or slaty-blue, except the natural fading from 
age. (See general disqualifications.) 
COLOR OF MALE. 
Beak: Dark horn. 
Eyes: Reddish-bay. 
Comb and Crest: Comb, red. Crest, golden bay, laced with black. 
Beard: Golden bay, laced with black. 
Face: Red. 
Wattles and Ear- Lobes: Wattles, red. Ear-lobes, white. 
Neck: Golden bay, each feather laced with black. 
Wings: Primaries, bay, ending with black, the black tapering to a 
point on lower edge; secondaries, golden bay, with well-defined, black 
lacing; coverts, golden bay, each feather laced with black, widest at end, 
forming two well-defined wing-bars. 
Back: Golden bay, the end of each feather laced with black; saddle 
feathers, abundant, each feather laced with black, the texture of feather 
giving a rayed appearance. 
Tail: Golden bay, each feather laced with black, widest at end; 
sickles and coverts, golden bay, each feather laced with black, widest at 
end. 
Breast: Golden bay, free from mossing, each feather laced with 
black, the lacing being proportionate to size of feather. 
Body and Fluff: Body, golden bay, each feather laced with black. 
Fluff, bay, tinged with black. 
Legs and Toes: Thighs, bay, laced with black; shanks and toes, 
slaty-blue. 
Under-Color: Slate. 
COLOR OF FEMALE. 
Beak: Dark horn. 
Eyes: Reddish-bay. 
Comb and Crest: Comb, red. Crest, in pullets, black, laced with 
bay, which, after first molt, shoidd be golden bay, laced with black. 
Beard: Golden bay, heavily laced with black. 
Face: Red. 
Wattles and Ear-Lobes: Wattles, red. Ear-lobes, white. 
Neck: Golden bay, each feather laced with black. 
Wings: Primaries, golden bay, each feather ending with black, the 
black tapering to a point on lower edge; secondaries, golden bay, with 
