. The book of poultry. Poultry. § 4 POULTRY JUDGING 229 Overlap.—To lie partly over; said of the colors on plumage when they meet on a ragged edge, giving the appearance of one color overlapping another. Parti-Colored.—Of several colors; variegated. Pea Coinb.—^A small, low comb divided lengthwise into three parts, and having the appearance of three small single combs placed side by side, as on the Brahma and Aseel. Figs. 11 and 26. Pearl Eyed.—See daw eyed. Pen.—(1) An enclosirre. (2) A female swan. Penciling.—Narrow lines or markings. The term penciling is applied to several kinds of marking
. The book of poultry. Poultry. § 4 POULTRY JUDGING 229 Overlap.—To lie partly over; said of the colors on plumage when they meet on a ragged edge, giving the appearance of one color overlapping another. Parti-Colored.—Of several colors; variegated. Pea Coinb.—^A small, low comb divided lengthwise into three parts, and having the appearance of three small single combs placed side by side, as on the Brahma and Aseel. Figs. 11 and 26. Pearl Eyed.—See daw eyed. Pen.—(1) An enclosirre. (2) A female swan. Penciling.—Narrow lines or markings. The term penciling is applied to several kinds of markings on poultry: (1) The Fig. 26 bars on the feathers of Penciled Hamburgs. (2) The con- centric lines that follow the outline of the feather in Dark Brahmas and Partridge Cochins. Fig. 27. (3) The fine gray markings on Rouen drakes. (4) The stip- pling as found on Leghorns and Black-Breasted Red Game females. Pen Manners.—The behavior of fowls in pens in the show room. Fig. 27 Pen of Fowls.—In the show room, a pen of one male and foirr females. Peppered.—Plumage is said to be peppered when it is dotted with spots. Pile.—The spelling used in England for Pyle. Pinion.—(1) The outermost section of the wing of a bird, bearing the pinion feathers. (2) To cut off the outer parts of a bird's wing that bears a considerable proportion of the feathers used in flying, in order to prevent flying. Pit.—^An enclosed space in which fowls are pitted against each other; hence, a fighting place for fowls. Plumage.—The feathers and down. Point.—One of the tapering, sharp-ended serrations of the upper part of a single comb. See a. Fig. 31. Same as serration. Poulard.—A female fowl, usually a pullet, in which the egg-producing organs have been Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original work
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