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THE AMERICAN 
small, thin, and neatly rounded on the edges: — Ear-lobes, red 
or dark purple, very small, and close to the face. 
Eyes: Dark brown or black, large, prominent and bright, 
with a quick, fiery expression, and perfectly alike in color. 
Neck: Rich gold or bright lemon-color, striped with black, 
long, feathers very short, giving the neck a slender and grace- 
ful appearance. 
Back: Very' dark brown, approaching black, of moderate 
length, flat, broad across the shoulders, and narrowing to the 
tail. 
Breast and Body: Breast, brilliant black, broad, round 
and prominent: — Body, very firm and muscular, broadest at 
the shoulders, and tapering towards 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: 
primaries and secondaries, as well as wing-bows and coverts, 
brilliant black, dusky-black, or very dark brown. 
Tail: Black, moderate in length, not carried over the back, 
but extending backwards, the feathers not spread out, but held 
neatly together. 
Legs: Thighs, * black, stout and round, and the feathers 
short and close: — Shanks, long, bony, clean and tapering, the 
scales narrow, smooth and close, to match those of the cock 
when placed on exhibition: — 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 BROWN-RED GAMES. 
Symmetry, 
Condition, 
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