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

 and graceful appearance. 



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

 narrowing to the tail, and, in color, a rich, lustrous black. 



Breast and Body : Breast, broad, round and prominent. Body, 

 very firm and muscular, broadest at the shoulders and tapering to the 

 tail, and the plumage throughout a rich, glossy black. 



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 sec- 

 ondaries, deep black ; wing-coverts a rich, glossy black. 



Tail: Moderate in length, not carried over the back, but extending 

 backwards, the feathers not spread out, but held neatly together, and 

 a pure, deep black in color. 



Legs : Thighs, stout and round, and the feathers short and close. 

 Shanks, dark olive or leaden black, long, bony, clean and tapering, 

 the scales narrow, smooth and close, and to match the cock in color 

 when placed on exhibition. 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 IN BLACK GAMES. 



Symmetry, 10 



Condition, 6> 



Station, 12^ 



Color, 12' 



Head, 8 



Comb, Wattles and Ear-lobes, 4 



Eyes, 5 



Neck, 4 



Back, 5 



Breast and Body, 6 



Wings, 4 



Tail, ' 7 



Legs, ^ 



