STANDARD OF PERFECTION 293 
BUFF TURKEYS. 
D isqualificat ions. 
Crooked back; decidedly wry tail; cocks weighing less than 18 pounds; 
hens weighing less than 12 pounds. (See general disqualifications.) 
STANDARD WEIGHTS. 
Cock 27 lbs. Hen 18 lbs. 
Cockerel 18 lbs. Pullet 12 lbs. 
COLOR OF MALE AND FEMALE. 
Head: Rich red, changeable to bluish-white. 
Beak: Bluish-white. 
Eyes: Dark hazel. 
Throat Wattle: Rich red, changeable to bluish-white. 
Shanks and Toes: Bluish- white, or flesh-color. 
Plumage : Pure buff, the wings being of a very light shade. 
SLATE TURKEYS. 
D isqualificat ions. 
Feathers other than slaty or ashy-blue (which may be dotted with 
black) in any part of plumage; crooked back; decidedly wry tail; cocks 
weighing less than 18 pounds; hens weighing less than 12 pounds. (See 
general disqualifications.) 
STANDARD WEIGHTS. 
Cock 27 lbs. Hen 18 lbs. 
Cockerel 18 lbs. Pullet 12 lbs. 
COLOR OF MALE AND FEMALE. 
Head: Rich red, changeable to bluish- white. 
Beak: Light blue, dark blue, or horn. 
Eyes: Dark hazel. ^ 
Throat Wattle: Rich red, changeable to bluish-white. 
Shanks and Toes: Light, or dark blue. 
Plumage: Slaty, or ashy-blue, sometimes dotted with black, but the 
freer from dotting the better. 
