STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. 
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Back: Broad, flat and short, with the cushion risin<^ from 
the middle thereof, and partially covering tlie tail — in color, 
a clear, pure huff. 
Breast and Body: Breast, broad and full, and carried 
rather low: — Bodj^, broad, deep and round, and, in color, a 
clear, pure huff. 
Wings: Small, the primaries well folded under the second- 
aries, so as to he concealed when the wings are closed, the 
bows of the wings being well covered by the breast-feathers, 
and the points well hidden in the fluff: — in color, rich buff, 
free from any appearance of mealiness. 
Tail: Short, small, carried almost horizontally, and largely 
concealed by the cushion, — in color, buff'. 
Fluff: Very abundant and soft, standing out about the 
thighs, giving the bird a very deep and broad appearance be- 
hind, and in color, buff. 
Legs : Thighs, large, abundantly covered with soft feathers, 
curving inward around the hock, so as nearly to hide the joint; 
— Shanks, bright yellow, short, stout, and wide apart, and well 
feathered down the outsides, with feathers of a deep buif 
color: — Toes, straight, strong, and well spread, the outer and 
middle toes being well feathered. 
Carriage: Low, with a contented and matronly appear- 
ance. 
SCALE OF POINTS IN BUFF 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 
