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FANTAIL STANDARD. 



Head — Small, fine and snaky. 



Beak — Thin, and of medium lenglh, tlie upijer iiiaiidiljle 

 slightly curved at the tip like that of a dove. 



Color ok Beak — Whites, Saddlebacks. Reds and Yellows, 

 flesh color. Blues, Silvers and Blacks — Pearl, Gravel or 

 Orange, former preferred. 



Eye Ceke — Very fine. 



Neck — Thin and Swanliku; tapering well off as it ap- 

 proaches the head. 



Length OF xeck — Corresponding with length of Ijaek, so 

 as to enable the head to rest closely on the cushion. 



Body — Shape — small and round. Back — slightly hollowed 

 in centre. Length of back — corresponding with length of 

 neck, so as to enable the head to rest closely on the cushion. 

 Paimp — small, but of sutticieut size and strength to lialance 

 the tail evenly. 



Chest — broad, round and free from hollowuess, exeei>t a 

 slight parting in the centre. 

 Breast — round and full. 



Wings — iSet on fairly low, and closely tucked in at the 

 chest. Flights of medium length and well closed. 



Cushion — Full and massive; the feathers at the back close- 

 ly overlapping each other, and s])reading well over the tail 

 leathers. 



Tail— Slightly concave, and circulai': filled with long, 

 broad, evenly set feathers, closely o\erla])ping each other 

 and thick as possible in the centre. 



Legs — Of moderate length, not stilty, well set aparl, and 

 free from feathers ^lelow the hocks. 



Feet — Small, line and neat. 



CoLOii OF Legs and Feet — Bright red. 



Pi.u.MAGE — Feathers hard and tight litlinir. 



