14 WYANDOTTES. 



web of feathers black, or black slightly frosted with white; fluff 

 full at the sides and posterior, which gives the bird a heavy appear- 

 ance; plumage is dark slate, powdered with gray. 



WINGS. This section should be medium in size; the primaries 

 black, with outer web edged with white; secondaries black, with 

 outer half of lower web white; wing coverts, upper web black, lower 

 web with a narrow black stripe along the edge, which widens toward 

 the tip and forms a double bar across the wing; wing-bows are sil- 

 very-white, and the shoulder coverts have slate under-color and the 

 web white. 



TAIL. This is full, medium length, well spread at the base and 

 well filled in with black, curling feathers; sickles are of medium 

 length, nicely curved and glossy black in color; tail coverts are 

 glossy black, and the lesser coverts are black, or black with an edg- 

 ing of white, following the color of saddle. 



LEGS. These should be medium short, stout and well set 

 apart; the thighs covered with soft feathers, color black or black 

 powdered with gray; shanks rather short and stout, free from feath- 

 ers, and in color bright yellow; toes straight and well spread, and 

 same color as shanks. 



STANDARD WEIGHT. Cocks eight and a half pounds, cockerels 

 seven and a half pounds. 



THE FEMALE. 



HEAD. The configuration of head is the same as that of the 

 male, but smaller, and the heavy brow is more modified. 



BEAK. This is in form, color and shade same as in the male. 



FACE. This is a deep red color; the eyes are bay; ear-lobes 

 red, well developed and folding where they curve; comb is bright 

 red, rose in form, being low and flat, smaller than that of the male, 

 and following the curve of crown and back of neck, the surface 

 evenly corrugated; wattles are bright red, medium size and hang 

 below a line with earlobes; plumage is silver-gray. 



NECK. This is short, well arched and abundantly supplied 

 with hackle feathers; the plumage is silvery- white, with a black 

 stripe through the center of each feather, and tapering to a point 

 at the extremity. 



BACK. This should be broad and short and appear flat at the 

 shoulders, and slightly cushioned; the plumage has small white 

 centers, and free from outside white lacing; under-color dark slate, 

 and web black. 



