COCKKR S MANUAL.' II 7 



Breast and Body : Breast, brilliant black, broad, round and 

 prominent. Body, very firm and muscular, broadest at the shoulders, 

 and tapering towards the tail. 



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

 carried somewhat high, so as to cause a flat back, the points not 

 drooping, but carried compactly against the sides ; primaries and 

 secondaries, as well as wing-bows and coverts, brilliant black, dusky- 

 black, or very dark brown. 



Tail : Black, moderate in length, not carried over the back, but 

 extending backwards, the feathers not spread out, but held neatly to- 

 gether. 



Legs ; Thighs, black, stout and round, and the feathers short and 

 close. Shanks, long, bony, clean and tapering, the scales narrow, 

 smooth and close, to match those of the cock when placed on exhibi- 

 tion. Feet, broad, flat and thin ; toes, long, straight and spreading, 

 well furnished with strong nails, the hind-toes set low on the feet, 

 standing well backwards, and not duck-footed. 



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

 quills, very hard and strong. 



Carriage : Neat, upright, quick and active. 



POINTS li^ BROWN-RED GAMES. 



Symmetry, lo 



Condition, 6 



Station, t2 



Color, 12 



Head, 8 



Comb, Wattles and Ear-lobes, 4 



Neck, 4 



Back, 5 



Breast and Body, 6 



Wings, 4 



Tail, 7 



Legs, 6 



Feet, 6 



Hardness of Feather, 5 



