STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. 
69 
Neck: 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, and, in color, a rich, lustrous black. 
Breast and Body: Breast, broad, round and prominent: — 
Body, very firm and muscular, broadest at the shoulders and 
tapering to the tail, and the plumage, throughout, a rich, glossy 
black. 
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, deep black; wing-coverts a rich, 
glossy black. 
Tail: Moderate in length, not carried over the back, but 
extending backwards, the feathers not spread out, but held 
neatly together, and a pure, deep black in color. 
Legs: Thighs, stout and round, and the feathers short and 
close: — Shanks, dark olive or leaden-black, 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: Keat, upright, quick and active. 
POINTS IN BLACK GAMES. 
Symmetry, . . . . . . .10 
Condition, ...... 6 
Station, . . . . . • . 12 
Color, 12 
Head, 8 
Comb, Wattles and Ear-lobes, ... 4 
Eyes, . . . . . • .5 
Neck, . . . . . ^ . 4 
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