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THE AMERICAN 
shoulders slightly raised, as if for a sudden spring; the re- 
mainder not drooping but carried compactly against the sides, 
the points resting under the saddle-feathers: primaries, white; 
secondaries, red on the outside weh, 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 w ith 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 scales smooth and close, 
ard 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: Long, slender, tapering, and very neat in appear- 
ance: — 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 
