STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. 
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BUFF COCHIIVS. 
DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
Birds not matching in the show-pen^ or with primary wing- 
feathers twisted^ or turned outside the wings ^ twisted combs; 
crooked backs; wry tails; legs not feathered^ or any other color 
than ydlow; 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: Rather short and small for the size of the bbd, and 
in color a rich, clear buff: — Eyes bright, clear and mild in ex- 
pression :— Beak, rich yellow. 
Comb: E.ed, single, firm, rather small, perfectly upright and 
straight, with well defined serrations, and free from side- 
sprigs. 
Wattles and E ar-lobes : Wattles, bright red, medium in 
length, firm in texture and well rounded: — Ear-lobes, red, 
large, pendant and fine in texture. 
Neck: Short and neatly curved, with rich, abundant, clear 
buff hackle, unifbrm in color, and flowing well over the 
shoulders. 
Back: Rich, clear buff*, broad, with a gentle rise from the 
middle thereof to the tail, even and uniform in color, and with 
saddle-feathers very abundant. 
Breast and Body: Breast, deep, broad and full— in color 
a clear, uniform, deep buff": — Body, deep, broad and well 
developed, and in plumage, a clear, deep buff". 
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