Dubbing.—Cutting off the comb and wattles of a cock; an operation usually confined to Game cocks.
Ear-lobe.—The small feathers covering the organ of hearing, which is placed a little behind the eye.
Flight.—The last five feathers of each wing.
Fluff.—The silky feathers growing on the thighs and hinder parts of Cochin-China fowls.
Hackles.—The neck hackles are feathers growing from the neck, and covering the shoulders and part of the back; and the saddle hackles those growing from the end of the back, and falling over the sides.
Legs.—The legs are properly the lower and scaly limbs, the upper part covered with feathers and frequently mis-called legs, being correctly styled the thighs.
Primary Quills.—The long, strong quills, usually ten in number, forming the chief portion of each wing, and the means of flight.
Vulture-hocked.—Feathers growing from the thigh, and projecting backwards below the knee.
