STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. 
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Neck: Short, carried forward, the lower part broad and full, 
the plumage deep black, and hackle-feathers reaching well over 
the shoulders. 
Back: Broad, flat and short, with the cushion rising from 
the middle thereof, and partially covering the tail — plumage, 
deep, glossy black. 
Breast and Body: Breast, broad, full, and carried rather 
low: — Body, broad, round, and deep behind, and, in plumage, a 
rich, deep black. 
Wings: Small, the primaries well folded under the second- 
aries, so as to be concealed when the wings are closed, and the 
wing-bows neatly covered by the breast-feathers, the points 
well concealed by the fluff, and, in plumage, a rich, glossy 
black. 
Fluff: Very abundant and soft, standing out about the 
thighs, giving the bird a very deep and broad appearance 
behind, and, in color, deep black. 
Legs: Thighs, large, abundantly covered with soft, fluffy 
feathers, curving inward around the hock, so as nearly to hide 
the joint: — Shanks, yellow, shaded with black, or nearly black 
in the scales, short, stout, wide apart, and well feathered on the 
outsides with deep black feathers: — Toes, straight, strong, and 
well spread, the outer and middle toes being well feathered. 
Carriage: Low, with a contented and matronly appear- 
ance. 
SCALE OF POINTS IN BLACK COCHINS. 
Symmetry, . . . . . . .10 
Size and Weight, . . . , .12 
Condition, . . . . . . .7 
Head, ....... 4 
Comb, . . . . . . .7 
Wattles and Ear-lobes, . . • . . 3 
Neck, .10 
Back, ....... 10 
Breast and Body, . . . . . .10 
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