THE ASIATICS. 



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and flowing well down over tips of wing bays; in color, 

 shading from an intense black into a green sheen over black 

 to the rear. 



Defects. Deep concave saddle; roached back; bronze 

 bars in plumage; plumage short and straight in the feather; 

 oval capes; dull black failing in the green sheen near tail 

 and on wing bays; back long and narrow; under-color gray, 

 approaching white. These are to be cut one-half to one 

 and one-half points, as in degree. Birds with crooked shell 

 bone, slipped hip, white in any part or under-color, are to 

 be passed as unworthy specimens and 

 score card withheld. 



BREAST. 



Fairly broad and deep; the long 

 sweep from throat to keel bone detracts 

 somewhat from its apparent fullness; 

 quarter fairly well developed; color a 

 bright almost metallic black; showing 

 somewhat of the green sheen in upper 

 part near throat; under-color black or 

 dark slate. 



Defects. Smutty black plumage; 

 wedge shape from insufficient prominence 

 of its quarters; too flat in front of wing 

 fronts; too light under-color; gray 

 streaking the feather and near the quills, 

 approaching white. For these cut one- 

 half to one and one-half points, extending 

 to two points for defective color before 

 condemning the specimen. 



BODY AND FLUFF. 



Keel bone carried only moderately 

 low; sides fairly oval in their lines to 

 keel; keel bone straight, with keel muscle 

 well developed and firm to touch; plum- 

 age close and clinging to body and thighs 

 more than in other Asiatics, thus leaving 

 lower extremities of thighs and hocks in 

 profile below body line; in color, a coal 

 black, with dark slate or black in the un- 

 dercolor. The fluff proper, but fairly de- 

 veloped, being in harmony with a close 

 clinging plumage elsewhere; the color 

 black. 



Defects. Keel so crooked as to af- 

 fect the general shape; shrunken keel 

 muscle; too light, or light gray under- 

 color. For these cut one-half to one 

 point each. 



Positive white under-color and yel- 

 low skin in any part must deprive them of 

 a score card record or prizes in exhibi- 

 tions. 



WINGS. 



Close and smoothly folded, with 

 fronts reaching well to fore part of breast 

 and points well into fluff; rose fairly well 

 cupped; in color, black with a rich green sheen in rose, cov- 

 erts and bay. 



Defects. Loosely folded; bronze bars across feathers; 

 dead or smutty black in color; bluish gray spots in prima- 

 ries or secondaries. For these cut one-half to one and one- 

 half, as m degree, carrying the cuts for gray spots to two 

 points before disqualifying for color. 



For red, white or mixed gold and black in plumage, or 

 for primaries folded outside of secondaries, condemn and 

 withhold score card record. 



TAIL 



Fountain shape (a technical term in this connection), 

 it being large, carried prominently upright with the sickles; 

 lesser sickles and large coverts exceedingly long and ribbon 

 like; tail proper length, closely combed, spread laterally 

 at a little less angle than the capital letter A. Coverts, 

 termed side hangers by some English breeders, profuse and 

 long; they with sickles completely enveloping the tail and 

 hanging three to Keven inches at the rear of tail proper. 

 Upper tail furnishings all flowing; plumage being a rich 



Ideal Black Langshan Female. Illustrated by the Late Artist Lee, under the 

 Direction of I. K. Felch. 



green sheen over black; tail proper coal black; under-color 

 of coverts black or slate; the highest point of tail being on 

 the level with the eye, or crown of head. 



Defects. Carriage, squirrel or drooping to the other 

 extreme; short and Cochin-like in character; tail proper 

 carried wide like the Brahma; side hangers failing to cover 

 tail proper; bronze bars across the feathers; want of green 

 sheen : gray or slate tips to tail proper. Cut one-half to one 

 and one-half points for these as in degree developed; with 

 even two points for small Cochin character or bluish gray 



