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THE AMERICAN 
Comb, Wattles and Ear-lobes: Comb, dark red or 
purple, single, small and thin, low in front, evenly serrated, 
and perfectly erect and straight: — Wattles, dark red, small, 
thin, and neatly rounded on the edges: — Ear-lobes, dark red, 
very small and close to the face. 
Eyes: Black, large, prominent and bright, with a quick, 
fiery expression, and perfectly alike in color. 
Neck: Blue, shaded with black, long, the feathers very 
short, giving the neck a slender and graceful appearance. 
Back: Dark blue, of moderate length, flat, broad across 
the shoulders, and narrowing to the tail. 
Breast and Body: Breast, broad, round and prominent: 
— Body, very firm and muscular, broadest at the shoulders, and 
tapering to the tail, — the plumage, throughout, a rich, dark 
blue. 
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, dark blue: wing-coverts, dark 
blue, bordering on black. 
Tail: Moderate in length, dark blue, not carried over the 
back, but extending backwards, the feathers not spread out, 
but held neatly together, — the tail-coverts dark blue, border- 
ing on black. 
Legs: Thighs, dark blue, stout and round, and the feath- 
ers short and close: — Shanks, blue-black or olive, 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 : Neat, upright, quick and active. 
