Each of the three displaying cocks occupies a small territory at the mating center of the lek.

Coordinate term: patriarchy

Among the most conspicuous is the pelerine collar, made of black velvet, and forming a fraise round the throat. The fraise is lined with such light-colored silks as pink and blue, and the pelerine is piped with silk of the same color.

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