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close and straight on the head without in- 

 clining to either side, no hollow in the 

 center, uniform on each side, the top 

 covered over with small points, with a 

 peak behind, inclining very slightly up- 

 wards. 



Head Rather short and small. 



Eye Full and quick. 



Deaf -ear Not pendant, but fitting close to 

 the face, flat, of medium size, round, and 

 even on the surface. 



Wattles Broad, thin, and well rounded on 

 the lower edge. 



fleck Taper, the higher part carried well 

 over the back, hackle full, the lower part 

 flowing well on to the shoulders. 



Breast Round, full, and prominent, carried 

 well forward. 



Back Short, well furnished with saddle 

 feathers. 



Wings Ample, points carried rather low. 



Tail Full, expanded, sickle feathers well 

 curved. 



Thighs Short and neat. 



Legs Slender, rather short, very neat, and 

 taper. 



Plumage Rich and glossy. 



Carriage Upright and strutting, graceful, 

 quick, and restless. 



THE HEN. 



Beak Rather small. 



Comb Same shape as that of cock, but very 



much less ; smaller in the penciled than in 



the spangled varieties. 

 Head Small and very neat. . 



Eye Full and very quick. 

 Deaf -ear Small, flat, rounded in the lower 



part, fitting closely to the face, and not 



pendant. 

 Wattles Small and thin, rounded on the 



lower edge. 



Neck Taper and very graceful. 

 Breast Broad, plump, and carried forward. 

 Pack Rather short, but not so much so in 



appearance as in the cock. 

 Wings Ample, carried very neatly to the 



body. 



Tail Fall, expanded, and well carried. 

 Thighs Short and neat. 

 Legs Very slender, neat and taper. 

 Plumage Close and glossy. 



Carriage Graceful, quick, and restless. 



GOLDEN PENCILED HAMBURGS. 



COLOR OF COCK. 



Comb, Face, and Wattles Rich red. 



Deaf-ear Pure opaque white, free from red 

 on the edge. 



Head and Hackle Clear reddish bay. 



Back, Saddle, Bow of the Wing, Shoulder and 

 Wing Coverts Rich deep reddish bay. 



Flight Reddish bay on the outside web, 

 black on the inside web. 



Secondaries Reddish bay on the outside 

 web, the inside web penciled across with 

 broad black marks, each feather ending 

 with a rich black spot. 



Breast and Thighs Reddish bay. 



ra/ Black. 



Sickle Featiiers and Tail Coverts Rich 

 black down the middle of the feather, the 

 entire length edged with bronze, each 

 bronze edge as near one-fourth the width 

 of the feather as possible; the more dis- 

 tinct the two colors the better. 



Legs Slaty blue. 



COLOR OF HEN. 



Comb. Face, and Wattles Rich red. 



Deaf-ear Pure opaque white, free from red 

 on the edge. 



Head and Neck Clear deep golden bay. 



Remainder of tiie Plumage Clear deep 

 golden bay, free from either lacing or 

 mossing; each feather (including tail 

 feathers) distinctly penciled across with 

 rich black; the penciling not to follow 

 the outline of the feather, but to go straight 

 across on each side of the shaft. The two 

 colors distinct, well defined, and not 

 shading into each other. 



Legs Slaty blue. 



SILVER PENCILED HAMBURGS. 



The same standard will apply to the Sil- 

 ver Penciled Hambnrffs, substituting a clear 

 silvery white ground for a golden one. The 

 silver cock as free as possible from yellow 

 tinge. 



