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THE AMERICAN 
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: Eed, large, prominent and bright, vv^ith a quick, fiery 
expression, and perfectly alike in color. 
Neck : White, 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 — in color, white. 
Breast and Body: Breast, distinct chestnut-color, broad, 
round and prominent: — Body, very firm and muscular, broadest 
at the shoulders, 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: 
primaries and secondaries, white. 
Tail: Pure white, moderate in length, not carried over the 
back, but extending backwards, the feathers not spread out, 
but held neatly together. 
Legs: Thighs, white, stout and round, and the feathers short 
and close: — Shanks, 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, 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 : ISTeat, upright, quick and active. 
POINTS IN WHITE PILE GAMES. 
Symmetry, . 
Condition, 
Station, 
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