Admitted : accepted by the American Poultry Association as having conformed to its requirements, and placed in its Standard.

American : a class containing certain breeds originating in America (all general-purpose birds).

Beard : a tuft of feathers on throat or breast. In turkeys a tuft of hairs on the breast of males.

Bird : any domestic fowl.

Brassy : showing yellowish tinge on white plumage.

Breed : a distinct group of fowls which perpetuates its own special characteristics. "Shape makes the breed" is a common fancier's maxim. Breeds include " varieties."

Brood : any lot of young fowls hatched or brooded together.

Carriage : the attitude of a bird, in standing or moving. The way of holding wings, tail, and head and the balance of the bird help to make up carriage.

Class : in the " Standard " sense, a group comprising certain breeds, placed together because of origin, likeness in some traits, etc. The Standard of Perfection groups breeds into fourteen classes.

Cock : a male bird one year old or older.

Cockerel: a male bird not yet one year old.

Colony House : A detached house, carrying only a few birds, used without yards.

Condition : the state of the fowl as to (a) health ; (b) plumpness; (r) plumage.

Conditioning : giving especial care to put into the best condition, especially for showing.

Coverts : half-long feathers, covering others and filling out the form in various sections ; as, "tail coverts."

Cultures : fluids in which germs have been artificially developed, for study, or other specific purposes.

Disqualified : judged unworthy to compete for prizes, because of undue defects.

Ear lobes : somewhat circular areas of bare skin, red, white, etc., below the ears proper.

Egg duct : the soft tube in which the egg is conveyed from the ovary, toward the point of exclusion.

Exclusion : expulsion from the egg duct.

Face : the bare skin about the eyes of a fowl.

Faking : preparing a bird for exhibition with an effort to deceive the judges as to its real quality. (Example, artificial coloring of feathers.) The dividing line between "grooming" and faking should come at the point where improvements in appearance deceive as to the breeding quality of the specimen.

Fancy, The : the people interested in breeding and exhibiting fancy fowls.

Flights : the outer, long quill feathers of the wing, used in flying.

Fluff : short, soft feathers, appearing like down, on the posterior parts of any fowl's body.

Gapes : an affection of the windpipe caused by threadlike worms, which choke the birds, especially the young.

Gosling : the young of the goose family.

Hackle : the half-long feathers depending from the head and about the neck, above the "cape," which is formed by the first feathers of the back.

Hen : a female bird one year or more old.

Knock-kneed : having crooked legs, approaching each other at the joint at upper end of shank.

Laced : having the feathers edged with a contrasting color.

Mandibles : the upper and lower parts of the beak.

Penciled : marked in contrasting lines, often concentric. Said of feathers.

Pea Comb : triple combs, joined into one at the base.

Points : arbitrary values given to various parts of the fancy fowl TOO points indicating perfection. Each class has its own " Scale of Points."

Primaries : see "Flights."

Pullet : a female fowl not yet one year old.

Purple Barring : cross lines of purple sheen, often appearing on black where full greenish sheen is demanded.

Recognized : acknowledged as a Standard breed.

Rose Comb : a low, broad, solid comb, usually covered with blunt beaded points.

Roup : a contagious disease of the head and eyes, akin to diphtheria.

Scale of Points : an arbitrary allowance of the number of points belonging to each of fifteen sections.

Scaly leg : an affection producing roughness of the legs, from the presence of mites beneath the smooth scales of the shank.

Section : a division of the body of a bird, especially for the purposes of judging at exhibitions. Judges are instructed to consider carefully every section of any bird to be judged. They " must" do so.

Shank : that section of the leg just above the foot, covered with scales.

Sickles : the pair of long feathers floating above the true or main tail.

Silver-laced : Laced with silvery white, as the hackles in Silver Wyandottes.

Spangled : blotched at the end of the feather with contrasting color.

Squirrel Tail : a tail carried forward of the line perpendicular to the back at its junction with tail.

Standard of Perfection : the book containing the authorized descriptions of all recognized breeds, according to the American Poultry Association's demands.

Tom: the male turkey.

Variety : a division of a breed, usually differentiated by color only.

Wattles: fleshy, pendent growths from the throat, near the bill.

Weaning coop : the larger coop which receives a brood when weaned from the hen, or brooder.

Web : the flat, plumy surface portion of the feather, with barbs interlocked.

Wing Bar : a bar of contrasting or especially brilliant color extending across the wing made by markings on the wingcovert feathers.

Wry tail : a tail turned to one side by accidental or other deformity.