THE AMERICAN 
BROWN-RED (JAMES. , 
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DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
Color of legs or plumage not matching^ when shown in pairs or \ 
trios ^ crooked backs ^ wry tails; malformed breasts duck-feet; 
adult cocks not dubbed; any artificial coloring; trimming or • 
plucking foul feathers. 
THE COCK. 
Head: Very dark reel, long, thin and tapering, and very- 
strong at its junction with the neck:— Beak, nearly or quite 
black, slightly curved, and strong at the base. 
Comb, Wattles and Ear-lobes: Comb, in chickens that 
have not been dubbed, single, small and thin, low in front, 
serrated, erect and straight — mature birds to be neatly dubbed, 
and free from warty excrescences, small feathers, or ridges, on 
the edges: — Wattles, in chickens, deep red or dark purple, very 
thin and smooth in texture: — Ear-lobes, deep red or dark pur- 
ple, small, thin, and smooth in texture. 
Eyes: Dark brown or black, large, prominent and bright, 
with a quick and fearless expression, and perfectly alike in 
color. 
Neck: Rather long and nicely arched, the hackle being 
short and close, and rich red in color, finely striped with black. 
Back: Dark crimson-red, rather short, flat, broad across the 
shoulders, and narrowing to the tail, — the stern slender and 
neat, the saddle-feathers very short and close, and, in color, red, 
slightly striped with black. 
Breast and Body: Breast, broad, full, round, and black 
in color, the shafts and margins of the feathers being reddish- 
brown, the color becoming darker as it approaches the thighs: 
