STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. 
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shoulders slightly raised, as if for a sudden spring; the remain- 
der not drooping, but carried compactly against the sides, the 
points resting under the saddle-feathers : primaries, secondaries, 
and wing-coverts, pure white, free from yellowish tinge. 
Tail: Of medium length, carried well together, and at a 
moderate elevation, — sickle-feathers and tail-coverts pure, clear 
white, and handsomely curved. 
Legs: Thighs, rather long, round, stout, hard and firm, and 
placed well tbrward on the body: — Shanks, yellow or white, 
rather long, bonj^, clean and strong, and standing well and 
evenl}^ 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 backwards, and flat on the 
ground, and not merely touching with the points, or ducl^- 
footed. 
Hardness of Feather: Body feathers, short, hard and firm, 
— quills, very hard and strong. 
THE HEN. 
Hp: ad: Long, slender, tapering and very neat in appear- 
ance: — Beak, yellow or white, slightly curved, sharp at tlie 
point, and stout at the base. 
Comb, Wattles and Ear-lobes: Comb, 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:, Large, prominent and bright, with a quick, fiery 
expression, and perfectly alike in color. 
Neck: Long, the feathers very short, giving the neclv a 
slender and graceful appearance, the hackle clear white. 
Back: Of moderate length, flat, broad across the shoulders, 
and narrowing to the tail. 
