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APPENDIX. 



sibleinsize of markings and depth of color, 

 &c. 



Points in Spangled Hamburg Cocks. 



Comb 2 



Deaf-ear 2 



Colors and Marking of Head, 

 Hackle, Back, Saddle, and 



Tail 3 



Breast, Uuderparts of Body 



and Thighs 2 



Wings and Bars 2 



Symmetry 2 



Condition... . 2 



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Points in Spangled Hamburg Hens. 



Combs 2 



Deaf- ear 2 



Neck most distinctly and 



evenly striped 1 



Remainder of Plumage (ex- 

 cept tail in Golden) clear- 

 ness of groundcolor, even- 

 ness and distinctness of 

 spangling, with rich large 



round spangles 4 



Bars 2 



Symmetry 2 



Condition 2 



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Disqualifications. 



Hen-feathered cocks, crooked backs, wry 

 tails, combs single, or falling over to one 

 side, red deaf-ears, birds without distinct 

 bars across the wing. Legs of any other 

 color except blue. 



BLACK HAMBURGS. 



Comb, Face, and Wattles Rich bright red, 

 the face perfectly free from white. 



Deaf-ear Pure opaque white ; round and 

 small, fitting close to the face ; not pendent. 



Plumage Very rich glossy green-black. 



Legs Blue or dark leaden blue. 



Points in Black Hamburgs. 



Comb, Head, and Pace 3 



Deaf-ear 2 



Plumage 4 



Shape 4 



Condition. 2 



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Disqualifications. 



Combs falling over to one side, or so large 

 as to obstruct the sight, red deaf-ears, crook- 

 ed backs, wry tails, or legs of any color ex- 

 cept blue or dark leaden blue. 



POLISH. 

 GENERAL SHAPE. 



THE COCK. 



Crest Composed of feathers similar in tex- 

 ture to the hackle, very large, round, 

 close, and well fitted on the crown of the 

 head, falling backwards, and rather lower 

 on the sides than over the beak, but not so 

 low on the sides as to prevent the bird 

 from seeing. 



Head With round protuberance on the 

 top, concealed by the large crest. 



Eye Large, full, and bright. 



Deaf -ear Small, even on the surface, round- 

 ed on the lower edge. 



Wattles In the unbearded varieties, thin 

 and pendulous ; in the bearded varieties, 

 none the underside of the beak and 

 throat being covered with a full, close , 

 muffy beard. 



Neck Medium in length, slightly and neatly 

 curving over the back and well hackled. 



Breast Deep, full, round, and carried prom- 

 inently forward. 



Back Perfectly straight, wide betwixt the 

 shoulders, and tapering to the tail; hip- 

 bones even. 



Wings Am pie. 



Tail Large, rather erect, expanded, and 

 well adorned with sickle feathers. 



Thiglis Short in the white-crested black, 

 rather long in the spangled varieties. 



Legs Rather short in the white-crested 

 blacks, long in the spangled varieties. 



Carriage Erec t. 



THE HEN. 



Crest Very large, round, straight on the 

 head, not inclining to either side, the sur- 

 face close, firm, and even. 



Head Round, the protuberance concealed 

 by the crest. 



Eye Large, full, and bright. 



Deaf -ear Small, even on the surface, and 

 rounded on the lower edge. 



