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THE AMERICAN 
GOLDEN-SPANGLED HAMBURGS. 
DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
Gomb^ single or falling over to either side; natural absence of 
spike; red ear-lobes ; wry or squirrel tails; crooked backs; birds 
without distinct bars across the wings; markings wholly crescent- 
shaped; solid black or laced breasts; legs other than blue; hen- 
feathei^ed cock. 
THE COCK. 
Head : Rich, deep golden-bay, short and small : — Beak, dark 
in color, of medium size: — Eyes, rich red. 
Comb : Eose, rich, deep red, not so large as to overhang the 
eyes or beak, square in front, fitting close and straight on the 
liead, without inclining to either side, free from hollow in the 
centre, uniform on each side, the top covered with small points, 
and terminating in a spike, which should incline upward very 
slightly. 
Ear-lobes and Wattles: Ear-lobes, opaque white, not 
pendant, but fitting close to the face, of medium size, flat, round 
and even: — Wattles, bright red, broad, thin, and well rounded: 
— Face, free from white. 
Neck and Hackle: Neck, tapering, the higher part carried 
well over the back: — Hackle, full and flowing well over the 
shoulders — in color, rich, deep golden-bay, each feather striped 
down the centre to the end with glossy greenish-black, each 
color well defined, and not clouded. 
Back and Saddle: Back, of medium length, rich, deep 
reddish-bay, distinctly spangled with metallic-black, the mark- 
ings of the feathers giving the spangle a starry or rayed appear- 
ance: — Saddle, deep reddish-golden-bay, each featlier striijed 
down the centre with metallic or gi eenisli-bluck. 
