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THE AMERICAN 
WHITE COCHII«S. 
DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
Birds not matching in the show-pen^ primary wing-feathers 
twisted, or tuimed outside the wings; twisted combs; crooked 
hacks; wry tails; birds without leg-feathering ; vulture hocks; 
legs any other color than yellow; cocks not weighing nine pounds; 
hens not weighing seven pounds; cockerels not weighing seven 
pounds; pullets not weighing five and a half pounds. 
THE COCK. 
Head: Eather short and small for the size of the bird; 
plumage white: — Eyes, pearl, or bright red, and mild in expres- 
sion: — Beak, well curved, stout at the base, rather short, and 
rich, bright yellow in color. 
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, rich red, of medium 
length, well rounded, and fine in texture: — Ear-lobes, rich red, 
large, pendant, and fine in texture. 
Neck: Short and neatly curved: hackle, full, flowing well 
over the shoulders, and in color, pure white. 
Back: Broad, with a gentle rise from the middle thereof to 
tail, and with saddle-feathers very abundant, — color, white, 
and as free as possible from a yellowish tinge. 
Breast and Body: Breast, deep, broad and full: — Body, 
deep and round, and, in plumage, clear white, free from any 
yellowish tinge. 
Wings : Small, the primaries well folded under the second- 
aries, so as to be entirely covered when the wings are closed — 
