General shape
& carriage: |
Massive and deep. Carriage rather
forward, high at stern, and dignified. |
Type: |
Body large and deep. Back broad
and very short. Saddle very broad and large with a gradual and decided
rise towards the tail forming an harmonious line with it. Breast
broad and full, as low down as possible. Wings small and closely
clipped up, the flights being neatly and entirely tucked under the
secondaries. Tail small, soft, with as little hard quill as possible,
and carried low or nearly flat. |
Head: |
Small. Beak rather short, curved
and very stout at base. Eyes large and fairly prominent. Comb single,
upright, small perfectly straight, of fine texture, neatly arched
and evenly serrated, free from excrescences. Face smooth, as free
as possible from feathers or hairs. Ear-lobes sufficiently developed
to hang nearly or quite as low as the wattles, which are long, thin
and pendant. |
Neck: |
Rather short, carried somewhat
forward, handsomely curved, thickly furnished with hackle feathers
which flow gracefully over shoulders. |
Legs and feet: |
Thighs large and thickly covered
with fluffy feathers standing out in globular form; hocks entirely
covered with soft curling feathers, but as free as possible from
any stiff quills(vulture hocks). Shanks short, stout in bone, plumage
long, beginning just below hocks and covering front and outer sides
of shanks, from which it should be outstanding, the upper part growing
out from under thigh plumage and continuing into these sections.
Toes, four well spread, straight, middle and outer toes heavily
feathered to ends. Slight feathering of other two toes is a good
sign to breeders. |
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Female |
With certain exceptions the general characteristics
are similar to those of the male, allowing for the natural sexual
differences. Comb and wattles as small as possible. The body more
square than the male's and the shoulders more prominent. The back
very flat, wide and short, with the cushion exceedingly broad, full
and convex, rising from as far forward as possible and almost burying
the tail. Wings nearly buried in abundant body feathering and the
tail very small. Breast full, as low as possible. General shape
is 'lumpy', massive and square. Carriage is forward, high at cushion,
with a matronly appearance. |
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The Black
Male & female plumage:
Rich black, well glossed, free from golden or reddish feathers.
In both sexes:
Beak yellow, horn or black.
Comb, face, ear-lobes and wattles bright-red.
Eyes bright red, dark red, hazel or nearly black. Legs dusky yellow or lizard. |
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The Blue
Male plumage:
Hackle, back and tail level shade of rich dark blue free from rust,
sandiness or bronze. Remainder even shade of blue free from lacing
on breast, thighs or fluff and free from rust, sandiness or bronze.
Female plumage:
One even shade of blue free from lacing; pigeon blue preferred.
In both sexes:
Beak yellow, horn or yellow slightly marked with horn. Comb, face,
ear-lobes and wattles bright red. Eyes dark. Legs and feet blue
with yellow tinge in pads. |
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The Buff
Male plumage:
Breast and underparts any shade of lemon-buff, silver-buff or cinnamon
provided it is even and free from mottling. Head, hackle, back,
shoulders, wings, tail and saddle may be any shade of deeper and
richer colour which harmonizes well - lemon, gold, orange or cinnamon
- wings to be perfectly sound in colour and free from mealiness.
White in tail very objectionable.
Female plumage:
Body all over any even shade, free from mottled appearance. Hackle
of a deeper colour to harmonize, free from black pencilling or cloudiness,
cloudy hackles being especially objectionable. Tail free from black.
In both sexes:
Beak rich yellow. Comb, face, ear-lobes and wattles brilliant red.
Eyes to match plumage as nearly as possible, but red eyes preferred
although rare. Legs bright yellow with shade of red between scales.
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The Cuckoo
Male & female plumage:
Dark blue-grey bands across the feather on blue-grey ground, the
male's hackle free from golden or red tinge, and his tail free from
black or white feathers.
In both sexes:
Beak rich bright yellow, but horn permissible. Comb, face, ear-lobes
and wattles as in the black. Eyes bright red. Legs brilliant yellow.
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The Partridge and Grouse
Male plumage:
Neck and saddle hackle rich bright red or orange-red, each feather
with a dense black stripe. Back, shoulder coverts and wing bow rich
red, of a more decided and darker shade than the neck. Wing coverts
green-black, forming a wide and sharply cut bar across the wing;
secondaries rich bay outside the black inside, the end of every
feather black; primaries very dark bay outside and dark inside.
Saddle rich red or orange-red, the same colour as, or one shade
lighter than, the neck. Remainder glossy black, as intense as possible,
white in tail objectionable.
Female plumage:
Neck bright gold, rich gold, or orange-gold, with a broad black
stripe in each feather, the marking extending well over the crown
of the head. Remainder (including leg feathering) brown (darker
in the grouse), distinctly pencilled in crescent form with rich
dark brown or black, the pencilling being perfect and solid up to
the throat.
In both sexes:
Beak yellow or horn. Comb, face, ear-lobes and wattles as in the
black. Eyes bright red. Legs yellow, but may be of a dusky shade. |
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The White
Male and female plumage:
Pure white, free from any straw or red shade.
In both sexes:
Beak rich bright yellow. Comb, face, ear-lobes and wattles as in
the black. Eyes pearl or bright red. Legs brilliant yellow. |
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