STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. 67 
Legs, 6 
Feet, ....... 6 
Hardness of Feather, .... 5 
100 
BLACK GAMES. 
DISQUALIFICATIONS, 
Adult cocks not dubbed; color of legs or plumage not match- 
ing j when shown in pairs or trios; crooked backs; wry tails; 
malformed br^easts; duck-feet; any artificial coloring ; trimming 
or plucking foul feathers. 
THE COCK. 
Head: Rich, deep black, long, thin and tapering, and very 
strong at its junction with the neck: — Beak, olive or bronzy- 
black, slightly curved, and strong at the base. 
Comb, Wattles and Ear-lobes: Comb, in chickens that 
have not been dubbed, bright red, single, small and thin, low 
in front, serrated, erect and straight, — mature birds to be 
neatly dubbed, and free from warty excrescences, small feath- 
ers, or ridges on the edges: — Wattles, bright red, very thin, 
and smooth in texture: — Ear-lobes, bright red, small, thin, 
and smooth in texture. 
Eyes: Black or brown, large, prominent and bright, with a 
quick and fearless expression, and perfectly alike in color. 
Neck : Rather long and nicely arched — the hackle short and 
close, and rich metallic black in color. 
Back: Rather short, flat, broad across the shoulders, and 
narrowing to the tail — the stern slender and neat, and the sad- 
dle-feathers verj^ short and close, and a rich, lustrous black. 
