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or hollow on the sides, broadest at the shoulders and tapering to 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 compacth' against the sides, the points resting under the 

 saddle-feathers ; primaries white ; secondaries, red on the outside web, 

 and white on the inside web, with a white spot on the end of each 

 feather ; wing-bows, uniform rich red ; wing-coverts, white, edged 

 with red. 



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

 moderate elevation ; sickle-feathers white and handsomely curved. 



Legs: Thighs, white, rather long, round, stout, hard and firm, 

 and placed well forward on the body. Shanks, willow, yellow or 

 white, rather long, bony, clean and strong, and standing well and 

 evenly apart, the sc&les 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 HEX. 



Head : Long, slender, tapering, and very neat in appearance. 

 Beak, willow or yellow, slightly curved, sharp at the point and stout 

 at the base. 



Comb, Wattles and Ear-lobes : Comb, bright red, single, small 

 and thin, low in front, evenly serrated and perfectly erect and straight. 

 Wattles, bright red, small, thin and neatly rounded on the edges. Ear- 

 lobes, bright red, very small, and close to the face. 



Eyes . Red or brown, large, prominent and bright, with a quick 

 and fiery expression, and perfectly alike in color. 



Neck : Long, the feathers very short, giving the neck a slender and 

 graceful appearance ; the hackle a light chestnut, with white in the 

 center of the feathers. 



Back : Of moderate length, flat, broad across the shoulders, and 

 narrowing to the tail. 



