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

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

 and the colors preferred in the ordor in which they are named, rather 

 long, bony, clean and strong, and standing 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 back- 

 wards, and flat on the ground, and not merely touching with the points, 

 or duck-footed. 



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

 very hard and strong. 



THE HEN. 



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

 Beak, yellow, willow or white, in color, 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, large, prominent and bright, with a quick, fiery ex- 

 pression, and perfectly alike in color. 



Neck : White, long, the feathers very short, giving the neck a slen- 

 der and graceful appearance. 



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

 narrowing to the tail ; in color white. 



Breast and Body : Breast, distinct chestnut-color, broad, round 

 and prominent. Body, very firm and muscular, broadest at the shoul- 

 ders, and tapering to 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 ; the primaries and 

 secondaries white. 



Tail : Pure white, moderate in length, not carried over the back, 

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

 together. 



Legs : Thighs, white, stout and round, and the feathers short and 

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



