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THE AMEKIOAN 
Breast and Body: Breast, broad, full, and carried rather 
low: — Body, broad, round and deep behind, and, in plumage, 
clear white. 
Wings: Small, the primaries well folded under the second- 
aries, so as to be concealed when the wings are closed: the 
wing-bows neatly covered by the breast-feathers, and the points 
well concealed by the flulf, and, in plumage, clear white. 
Fluff: Yery abundant and soft, standing out about the 
thighs, giving the bird a very deep and broad appearance be- 
hind, and, in color, clear white. 
Legs: Thighs, large, abundantly covered with soft, fluflFy 
feathers, curving inward around the hock, so as nearly to hide 
the joint: — Shanks, yellow, short, stout, wide apart, and well 
feathered on the outsides, with clear white feathers: — Toes,* 
straight, strong, and well spread, the outer and middle toes 
b eing well feathered. 
Carriage: Low, with a contented and matronly appear- 
ance. 
SCALE OF POINTS IN WHITE 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 
Wings, . . . . . . . 8 
Tail, • . 7 
Fluff, 5 
Legs, 7 
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Comparisons, in Size and Weight, 2 points to the pound. 
