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

 saddle-feathers ; primaries and secondaries, dark blue ; wing-coverts, 

 blue, tinged with golden-red or yellow. 



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

 moderate elevation ; tail-coverts nicely curved, and deep blue in color. 



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

 well forward on the body. Shanks, blue-black or olive, 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 Feather : Body-feathers, short, hard and firm ; quills, 

 very hard and strong. 



THE HEN. 



Head ; Very dark blue, shaded with black, long, slendei", tapering, 

 and very neat in appearance. Beak, black or brownish-black, slightly 

 curved, sharp at the point and stout at the base. 



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

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

 straight. Wattles, dark red, small, thin, and neatly rounded on the 

 edges. Ear-lobes, dark red, very small and close to the face. 



Eyes : Black, large, prominent and bright, with a quick, fiery ex- 

 pression, and perfectly alike in color. 



Neck : Blue, shaded with black, long, the feathers very short, giving 

 the neck a slender and graceful appearance. 



Back : Dark blue, of moderate length, flat, broad across the shoul- 

 ders, and narrowing to the tail. 



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

 firm and muscular, broadest at the shoulders, and tapering to the tail; 

 the plumage throughout a rich, dark blue. 



■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, dark blue ; wing-coverts, dark blue, bordering on black. 



