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delicate and liable to roup in damp seasons — 

 tliey thrive best on dry light soil, and can scarcely 

 have too much sun. 



The points to be aimed are as foUows : — 



Cocfc^et black body, and tail with the green- 

 ish hue of the Spanish. 



Neck and saddle hackles — jet black, long and 

 fulL 



Top —must be jet black. 



Ear-lobes — red. 



Wattles — bright scarlet, long, and pendulous. 



Beak — black. 



Legs — black, and free from feathers. 



Comb — scarlet. In shape a cleft heart, or rather 

 like the horns of the fallow-deer. 



Hen — identical in colour with the cock, as 

 regards body, legs, and tail. The crest must be 

 very full and globular, either black, or black and 

 white ; the comb is, of course, much smaller — 

 mere spikes. 



The body must be square, breast full, and legs 

 short. 



