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muscular, not soft or hollow on the sides, broadest at the shoulders 

 and tapering towards the tail. 



Wings : Of medium length and powerful, the butts and shoulders 

 slightly raised, as if for a sudden spring ; the remainder not drooping, 

 but carried compactly against the sides, the points resting under the 

 saddle-feathers ; the primaries dusky-black ; secondaries, black, with 

 metallic lustre towards the ends of the feathers ; wing-bows, dark 

 crimson-red ; wing-butts, black, or very dusky-brown ; wing-coverts, 

 rich, glossy black. 



Tail: Black, of medium length, carried well together, and at a 

 moderate elevation ; tail-coverts, rich, glossy black, and nicely curved. 



Legs : Thighs, dusky-black, rather long, round, stout, hard and 

 firm, and pieced well forward on the body. Shanks, olive, dark wil- 

 low or bronzy-black, rather long, bony, clean and strong, and stand- 

 ing well and evenly apart, the scales smooth and close, and the spurs 

 set on low. Feet, broad, thin and flat ; the toes long, straight and 

 spreading, and well furnished with strong nails ; the hind-toes set low 

 on the feet, standing well backwards and flat on the ground, and not 

 merely touching with the points, or duck-footed. 



Hardness of Feather : Body-feathers, short, hard and firm ; quills, 

 very hard and strong. 



THE HEN. 



Head : Dark, dusky-brown, approaching a dusky-black, long, 

 slender, tapering, and very neat in appearance. Beak, black, or 

 nearly so, slightly curved, sharp at the point and stout at the base. 



Comb, Wattles and Ear-lobes : Comb, red or dark purple, single, 

 small and thin, low in front, evenly serrated and perfectly erect and 

 straight. Wattles, red or dark purple, small, thin and neatly rounded 

 on the edges. Ear-lobes, red or dark purple, very small, and close to 

 the face. 



Eyes . Dark brown or black, large, prominent and bright, with a 

 quick, fiery expression, and perfectly alike in color. 



Neck : Rich gold or bright lemon-color, striped with black, long 

 feathers very short, giving the neck a slender and graceful appearance. 



Back : Very dark brown, approaching black, of moderate length, 

 flat, broad across the shoulders, and narrowing to the tail. 



