66 
THE AMERICAN 
Breast and Body: Breast, broad, round and prominent: — 
Body, very muscular and firm, broadest at the shoulders, and 
tapering to the tail, and, in plumage, a clear, pure white 
throughout. 
Wings: Of medium length and powerful, the butts and 
shoulders carried somewhat high, so as to cause a flat bacli, the 
points not drooping, but carried compactly against the sides: 
primaries, secondaries and coverts, all pure white. 
Tail: Clear white, moderate in length, not carried over the 
back, but extending backwards, the feathers not spread out, 
but held neatly together. 
Legs: Thighs, stout and round, and the feathers short and 
close: — Shanks, yellow or white, long, bony, clean and taper- 
ing, 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 : l!^eat, upright, quick and active. 
points in white games. 
Symmetry, 
Condition, . 
Station, 
Color, 
Head, . . 
Comb, Wattles and Ear-lobes, 
Eyes, .... 
Keck, 
Back, .... 
Breast and Body, 
Wings, .... 
Tail, 
10 
6 
12 
12 
8 
4 
5 
4 
5 
6 
4 
7 
