STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. 
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BLACK COCHINS. 
DISQUALIFICATIONS. . 
Birds not matching in the show-pen; primary wing-feathers 
twisted^ or turned outside the loings; tioisted combs; crooked 
backs; wry tails; birds without leg-feathering; vulture hocks; 
legs of other color than yellow, shaded with black; cocks not 
weighing nine pounds; hens not weighing seven and a half 
pounds; cockerels not weighing seven pounds ; pullets not weigh- 
ing five and a half po unds. 
THE COCK. 
Head : Eather short and small for the size of the bird, and, 
in plumage, black: — Eyes, bright, dark red, and mild in ex- 
pression : — Beak, yellowish horn-color, or yellow shaded with 
black. 
Comb: Brilliant red, single, firm, rather small, perfectly 
straight and upright, with well defined serrations, and free 
from side-sprigs. 
Wattles AND Ear-lobes: Wattles, of medium length, well 
rounded, fine in texture, and rich red: — Ear-lobes, large, pend- 
ant, fine in texture, and rich red. 
Neck: Short and neatly curved: — hackle, full, flowing well 
over the shoulders, and free from golden or reddish feathers, 
and, in color, a rich, glossy black; gray or white under-feathers 
objectionable, but still permissible in adult cocks. 
Back: Broad, with a gentle rise from the middle thereof to 
the tail, and with abundant saddle-feathers, of a rich, glossy 
black and free from golden or reddish feathers, — gray or white 
under-feathers permissible in adult cocks, but still objection- 
able. 
