STAXDARD OF PERFECTION 317 
TOULOUSE GEESE. 
D isqualificat ion s. 
White feathers in primaries or secondaries; twisted wing; crooked 
back; decidedly wry tail. (See general disqualifications.) 
STAXDARD WEIGHTS. 
Adult Gander 25 lbs. Adult Goose 20 lbs. 
Young Gander 20 lbs. Young Goose 10 lbs. 
SHAPE OF GANDER AND GOOSE. 
Head: Rather large, short. 
Bill: Comparatively short, stout at base. 
Eyes: Large, full. 
Neck: Of medium length, carried rather erect; dewlap very desirable 
in aged fowls. 
Wings: Large, strong, smoothly folded against sides. 
Back: Of moderate length, broad, curving slightly from neck to tail. 
Tail: Comparatively short; feathers, hard, stiff. 
Breast: Broad, deep. 
Body: Of good length, broad, very deep, compact, in fat specimens 
almost touching the ground. Keel deep with straight line from breast to 
abdomen; stern, almost square. 
Legs^ and Toes: Thighs and shanks, short, stout. Toes, straight, 
connected by web. 
COLOR OF GANDER AND GOOSE. 
Head: Gray. 
Bill: Pale orange. 
Eyes: Dark brown or hazel. 
Neck: Dark blue-gray, shading to lighter gray as it approaches the 
back. 
Wings: Primaries, dark gray or brown; secondaries, darker than pri- 
maries, with very narrow edging of lighter gray; coverts and flat of wing, 
dark gray, with very narrow edging of lighter gray. 
Back: Dark gray. 
Tail: Gray and white, the ends tipped with white. 
Breast: Light gray, edged with white. 
Body: Underneath, light grav, growing lighter until it becomes almost 
white upon abdomen, the white extending back to and around tail; sides, 
light gray, becoming dark blue-gray over thighs, edged with lighter gray; 
