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THE AMERICAN 
Back: E-ather short, flat, broad across the shoulders, and 
narrowing to the tail, — the stern slender and neat, the saddle- 
feathers very short and close, and of any well-defined combi- 
nation of spangling. 
Breast and Body: Breast, broad, full, round, and w^ell 
spangled: — Body, very firm and muscular, not soft or hollow 
on the sides, broadest at the shoulders, and tapering ' to 
the tail, — the general plumage being black and white, red and 
white, blue and white, bulf and white, or any other clearly 
defined and duly fixed combination of colors. 
Wings: Of medium length and powerful, the butts and 
shoulders slightly raised, as if for a sudden spring; the remain- 
der not drooping but carried compactly against the sides, the 
points resting under the saddle-feathers. 
Tail: Of medium length, carried w^ell together, and at a 
moderate elevation, — tail-coverts, nicely curved. 
Legs: Thighs, rather long, round, stout, hard and firm, 
and placed well forward on the body: — Shanks, yellow, 
willow, olive 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 backw ards, and flat on the ground, and not 
merely touching with the points, or duck-footed. 
Hardness of Feather: Body-feathers, sliort, hard and 
firm, — quills, very hard and strong. 
THE HEN. 
Head: Long, slender, tapering, and very neat in appear- 
ance:— Beak, yellow, willow, olive 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 
