STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. 
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thighs, giving the bird a very deep and broad appearance be- 
hind, and in color, brown. 
Legs: Thighs, large, abundantly covered with soft, fluffy 
feathers, curving inward around the hock, so as nearly to hide 
the joint: — Shanks, yellow, or dusky-yellow, short, stout, wide 
apart, and well feathered down the outsides, the feathers being 
of the same color as those of the body, and distinctly penciled : 
Toes, straight, strong and well spread, the outer and middle 
toes being well feathered. 
Carriage: Low, with a contented and matronly appearance. 
POINTS IN PARTRIDGE COCHINS. 
Symmetry, . . . . . . .10 
Size and Weight, ..... 12 
Coiidition, . . . . . . .7 
Head, 4 
Comb, . . . . . . .7 
Wattles and Ear-lobes, .... 3 
Neck, . . . . . . .10 
Back, ....... 10 
Breast and Body, . . . . . .10 
Wings, ....... 7 
Tail, 8 
Fluff, 5 
Legs, ....... 7 
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Comparisons, in Size and Weight, 2 points to the pound. 
