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<p>Acknowledgements ix</p> <p>Introduction 1</p> <p>Standard feather markings 4</p> <p>Chief points of the fowl 13</p> <p>Complete classification of pure breed poultry 21</p> <p>Defects and deformities 25</p> <p><b>Large fowl and bantams </b><b>31</b></p> <p>Ancona 31</p> <p>Andalusian 34</p> <p>Appenzeller 36</p> <p>Araucana 41</p> <p>Rumpless Araucana 45</p> <p>Asil 48</p> <p>Australorp 50</p> <p>Autosexing breeds 53</p> <p>Brockbar 54</p> <p>Brussbar 55</p> <p>Cambar 57</p> <p>Dorbar 59</p> <p>Legbar 60</p> <p>Rhodebar 63</p> <p>Welbar 65</p> <p>Wybar 68</p> <p>Ayam Cemani 71</p> <p>Barnevelder 72</p> <p>Belgian Bearded bantams 75</p> <p>Barbu d’Anvers 75</p> <p>Barbu d’Uccle 77</p> <p>Barbu de Watermael 78</p> <p>Barbu d’Everberg (Rumpless d’Uccle) 80</p> <p>Barbu du Grubbe (Rumpless d’Anvers) 81</p> <p>Barbu de Boitsfort (Rumpless de Watermael) 81</p> <p>Booted bantam 87</p> <p>Rumpless Booted Bantam 92</p> <p>Brabanter 93</p> <p>Brahma 95</p> <p>Brakel 100</p> <p>Breda 102</p> <p>Bresse-Gauloise 104</p> <p>Burmese 106</p> <p>Campine 108</p> <p>Cochin 111</p> <p>Crèvecoeur 114</p> <p>Croad Langshan 115</p> <p>Dandarawi 118</p> <p>Derbyshire Redcap 120</p> <p>Dominique 121</p> <p>Dorking 124</p> <p>Dutch bantam 128</p> <p>British Faverolles 133</p> <p>Fayoumi 137</p> <p>Friesian 139</p> <p>Frizzle 143</p> <p>German Langshan 145</p> <p>Groninger 149</p> <p>Hamburgh 152</p> <p>Houdan 155</p> <p>Indian Game 158</p> <p>Ixworth 162</p> <p>Japanese bantam 164</p> <p>Jersey Giant 169</p> <p>Ko Shamo 171</p> <p>Kraienköppe 173</p> <p>Kulang 177</p> <p>La Flèche 179</p> <p>Lakenvelder 181</p> <p>Leghorn 183</p> <p>Lincolnshire Buff 188</p> <p>Malay 191</p> <p>Marans 194</p> <p>Marsh Daisy 198</p> <p>Minorca 201</p> <p>Modern Game 204</p> <p>Modern Langshan 209</p> <p>Nankin bantam 212</p> <p>Nankin Shamo 214</p> <p>New Hampshire Red 215</p> <p>Norfolk Grey 218</p> <p>North Holland Blue 220</p> <p>Ohiki 222</p> <p>Carlisle Old English Game 223</p> <p>Oxford Old English Game 230</p> <p>Old English Game bantam 236</p> <p>Old English Pheasant Fowl 242</p> <p>Orloff 244</p> <p>Orpington 247</p> <p>Pekin bantam 251</p> <p>Plymouth Rock 255</p> <p>Poland 261</p> <p>Rhode Island Red 265</p> <p>Rosecomb bantam 269</p> <p>Rumpless Game 272</p> <p>Satsumadori 274</p> <p>Scots Dumpy 277</p> <p>Scots Grey 280</p> <p>Sebright 282</p> <p>Serama 285</p> <p>Shamo 288</p> <p>Sicilian Buttercup 290</p> <p>Silkie 293</p> <p>Spanish 296</p> <p>Suffolk Chequer 298</p> <p>Sulmtaler 300</p> <p>Sultan 303</p> <p>Sumatra 305</p> <p>Sussex 307</p> <p>Taiwan 311</p> <p>Thai Game 312</p> <p>Thüringian 313</p> <p>Transylvanian Naked Neck 317</p> <p>Tuzo 318</p> <p>Vorwerk 320</p> <p>Welsummer 323</p> <p>Wyandotte 327</p> <p>Yakido 336</p> <p>Yamato Gunkei 337</p> <p>Yokohama 339</p> <p>Long-tailed breeds standardised in Japan 343</p> <p><b>Turkeys </b><b>345</b></p> <p>General Standard: Heavy Breeds 345</p> <p>General Standard: Light Breeds 345</p> <p>Judging – Scale of Points for All Colours 346</p> <p>Serious Defects 346</p> <p>Disqualifications 346</p> <p>Turkey Eggs 346</p> <p>Blue 347</p> <p>Bourbon Red 348</p> <p>Bronze 349</p> <p>Buff 352</p> <p>Crimson Dawn/Black-Winged Bronze 353</p> <p>Crollwitzer (Pied) 353</p> <p>Harvey Speckled 354</p> <p>Narragansett 355</p> <p>Nebraskan 357</p> <p>Norfolk Black 358</p> <p>Slate 359</p> <p>White 361</p> <p>Other Varieties 361</p> <p><b>Waterfowl </b><b>363</b></p> <p><b>Geese </b><b>363</b></p> <p>African 364</p> <p>American Buff 366</p> <p>Brecon Buff 368</p> <p>Buff Back (Saddleback) 369</p> <p>Chinese 371</p> <p>Czech 373</p> <p>Embden 375</p> <p>Franconian 376</p> <p>Grey Back 378</p> <p>Pilgrim 379</p> <p>Pomeranian 381</p> <p>Roman 383</p> <p>Sebastopol 384</p> <p>Shetland 386</p> <p>Skå´ne 388</p> <p>Steinbacher 390</p> <p>Toulouse 392</p> <p>West of England 394</p> <p><b>Ducks </b><b>397</b></p> <p>Abacot Ranger 398</p> <p>Aylesbury 401</p> <p>Bali 403</p> <p>Black East Indian 405</p> <p>Blue Swedish 407</p> <p>Call 409</p> <p>Campbell 435</p> <p>Cayuga 439</p> <p>Crested 441</p> <p>Crested Miniature 443</p> <p>Hook Bill 444</p> <p>Indian Runner 447</p> <p>Magpie 461</p> <p>Muscovy 463</p> <p>Orpington 467</p> <p>Pekin 469</p> <p>Rouen 472</p> <p>Rouen Clair 475</p> <p>Saxony 477</p> <p>Silver Appleyard 480</p> <p>Silver Appleyard Miniature 483</p> <p>Silver Bantam 484</p> <p>Welsh Harlequin 486</p> <p>Other breeds 489</p> <p>Standard for utility 491</p> <p>Standard for eggs 493</p> <p>Glossary 499</p>

<p><b>About the Editors</b> <p><b>J. Ian H. Allonby</b> is a long-standing member of the Poultry Club of Great Britain Board of Trustees and has chaired the Breed Standards Sub Committee for many years. <p><b>Dr Philippe B. Wilson</b> is a Lecturer in Biological Chemistry and Cheminformatics at De Montfort University, Leicester, and a member of the Poultry Club of Great Britain Board of Trustees, chairing their Poultry and Eggs Committee. He is Vice-Chairman of the Rare Poultry Society, and an active committee member of numerous breed clubs and organisations.

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