STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. 
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very firm and muscular, not soft or hollow on the sides, 
broadest at the shoulders and tapering to the tail. 
Wings: Of medium length, and powerful, the butts and 
shoulders slightly raised, as if for a sudden spring; the re- 
mainder not drooping, but carried compactly against the sides, 
the points resting under the saddle-feathers : primaries, dusky- 
black; secondaries, black, with metallic lustre towards the 
ends of the feathers; wing-butts, black or dark gray; wing- 
bows, silvery-gray; wing-coverts, rich, glossy black. 
Tail: Black, of medium length, carried well together, and 
at a moderate elevation. 
Legs: Thighs, dusky-black, rather long, round, stout, hard 
and firm, and placed well forward on the body: — Shanks, 
dusky-willow or bronzy-black, rather long, bony, clean and 
strong, and standing well and evenly 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 touch- 
ing with the points, or duck-footed. 
Hardness of Feather: Body-feathers, short, hard and 
lirni, — quills, very hard and strong. 
THE HEN. 
Head: Dusky-gray, long, slender, tapering, and very neat 
in appearance: — Beak, dark willow or bronzy-black, slightly 
curved, sharp at the 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; color, dark red or purple :-Wattles, red, purple, small, 
thin, and neatlj^ rounded on the edges: — Ear-lobes, dark red 
or purple, very small, and close to the face. 
Eyes: Deep bay or brown, large, prominent and bright, 
with a quick, fiery expression, and perfectly alike in color. 
