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THE AMERICAN 
or orange-red color, and having a black stripe down the mid- 
dle of each feather. 
Breast and Body: Breast, deep, broad and full, and in 
color, a rich, deep black: — Body, large and deep, the under- 
plumage a rich black. 
Wings : Small, the primaries well folded under the second- 
aries, so as to be entirely concealed when the wings are closed: 
the primaries have a bay edging on the outside web, and 
dark on the inside web: the secondaries, rich bay on the 
outside web, black on the inside web, with a greenish-black end 
to each feather: wing-coverts, greenish-black, forming a wide 
bar across the wings. 
Tail: Broad, short, soft, and full, and glossy black, with the 
coverts numerous, the greater being black and the lesser black 
or black edged with red, — white at the base of the feathers ob- 
jectionable, but not a disqualification — the carriage of the 
tail more horizontal than upright. 
Fluff: Very abundant and soft, covering the posterior 
portions of the fowl, and standing out about the thighs, and in 
color black. 
Legs: Thighs, very large and strong, and abundantly covered 
with perfectly soft feathers, which on the lower part should 
curve inward around the hock, so as nearly to hide the joint— 
the plumage black : — Shanks, yellow, short, stout, wide apart, 
and heavily feathered down the outsides with black feathers, 
or black slightly mottled with white: — Toes, straight, strong, 
and well spread, the outer and middle toes being well feath- 
ered. 
Carriage: Upright and stately. 
THE HEN. 
Head: Small and neat in shape, and in color, rich brown: — 
Eyes, mild, clear and bright: — ^Beak, well curved, short, stout^ 
and yellow or horn-color. 
