76 
THE AMERICAN 
Neck: Silvery-gray, striped with black, long, the feathers 
very short, giving the neck a slender and graceful appearance. 
Back: Very dark gray, of moderate length, tlat, broad 
across the shoulders, and narrowing to the tail. 
Breast and Body: Breast, broad, round and prominent: 
—Body, very lirm and muscular, broadest at the shoulders, and 
tapering to the tail. 
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. 
Tail: Black, moderate in length, not carried over the back, 
but extending backwards, the feathers not spread out, but 
held neatly together. 
Legs: Thighs, very dark, stout and round, and the feathers 
short and close: — Shanks, dark willow, approaching black, 
long, bony, clean and tapering, the scales narrow, smootli and 
close, and to match the cock's, in color, when placed on exhibi- 
tion: — 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. 
POINTS IN GRAY GAMES. 
Symmetry, 
Condition, 
Station, 
Color, . . . . 
Head, .... 
Comb, Wattles and Ear-lobes, 
Eyes, . . . . 
Neck, 
Back, . . . . 
Breast and Body, . 
10 
G 
12 
12 
8 
4 
5 
4 
5 
6 
