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Eves : Red, bay or dark, large, prominent and bright, with a quick, 

 fiery expression, and perfectly alike in color. 



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

 graceful appearance ; the plumage spangled, black and white, red and 

 white, blue and white, buff and white, or any other well-defined com- 

 bination. 



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

 narrowing to the tail. 



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

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

 to the tail, the plumage throughout handsomely spangled. 



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. 



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

 ing backwards, the feathers not spread out, but held neatly together. 



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

 Shanks : yellow, willow, olive or bronzy-black, long, bony, clean and 

 tapering, the scales narrow, smooth and close, and to match the 

 cock's in color when placed on exhibition. Feet, broad, flat and thin ; 

 toes, long, straight and spreading, and 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 SPANGLED GAMES. 



Symmetry, lo 



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 



