STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. 
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Breast and Body: Breast, prominent and full, golden-bay, 
free from mossing or lacing, each feather ending with a large, 
distinct, round greenish-black moon or spangle, as little tipped 
w ith white as possible, the moons increasing in size in propor- 
tion to the increase in the size of the feathers: — Body, round 
and sj^mmetrical in shape, and the plumage close and glossy. 
Wings: Ample, the points carried rather low: primaries, 
bay, ending with a black metallic crescent; secondaries, rich, 
golden-bay, each feather ending with a greenish metallic-black 
crescent; wing-bows, deep reddish-golden-bay, distinctly 
spangled with metallic-black; the greater and lesser wing-cov- 
erts, a clear, reddish-golden-bay, free from lacing, each feather 
ending with a large, oblong, greenish-black metallic spangle, 
forming two distinct parallel bars across the wings, as free from 
white tips as possible. 
Tail: Greenish-black, full and well expanded; the sickle- 
feathers well curved and glossy, and the tail-coverts abundant, 
and rich in metallic lustre. 
Legs : Thighs, golden-bay, the feathers ending with distinct 
greenish-black spangles: — Shanks, blue or slaty-blue, slender, 
rather short, and clean and neat in appearance. 
Carriage: Upright, graceful and active. 
THE HEN. 
Head: Golden-bay, small, and neatly shaped: — Beak, dark, 
and of medium size: — Eyes, rich bright red. 
Comb: Rose, deep red, small, when compared with that of 
the cock, and fitting close and straight on the head, without 
inclining to either side. 
Ear-lobes and Wattles: Ear-lobes, opaque white, small, 
flat, rounded on the lower part, fitting close to the face, and 
not pendant:— Wattles, red, small, thin, and well rounded. 
