314 AMERICAN POULTRY ASSOCIATION 
BLUE SWEDISH DUCKS. 
Disqualifications. 
Yellow bills; absence of white in breast ; feathers of any other color than 
blue forming more than one-fourth of plumage; twisted wing; crooked 
back; decidedly wry tail. (See general disqualifications.) 
STANDARD WEIGHTS. 
Adult Drake 8 lbs. Adult Duck 7 lbs. 
Young Drake 6j lbs. Young Duck 5§ lbs. 
SHAPE OF DRAKE AND DUCK. 
Head: Long, finely formed. 
Bill: Of medium size, nearly straight in outline when viewed side- 
wise. 
Eyes: Full, bright. 
Neck: Long, slightly arched. 
Wings: Short, carried closely. 
Back: Long, broad, with slight concave sweep from shoulders to tail. 
Tail: Slightly elevated; curled feathers in tail of drake. 
Breast: Full, deep. 
Body: Broad, of medium length, rangy. 
Legs and Toes: Thighs, short, stout; shanks, stout. Toes, straight, 
connected by web. 
Carriage of Body: Nearly horizontal; somewhat elevated in front. 
COLOR OF DRAKE AND DUCK. 
Head: Drake, dark blue, sometimes approaching black, with a green 
sheen. Duck, same as general body color. 
Bill: Drake, greenish-blue. Duck, smutty brown, with a dark 
brown blotch, similar to Rouen Duck blotch, only larger. 
Eyes: Dark brown. 
Wings: Two main flight feathers, pure white; balance of wing uniform 
with general plumage. 
Breast: Front part, called the bib, covered with pure white feathers, 
forming heart-shaped spot about three by four inches in size, often ex- 
tending upward to lower mandible. 
Shanks and Toes: Reddish-brown to grayish-black, the former 
preferred. 
Plumage: Uniform steel-blue throughout, except as noted above. 
