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THE AMERICAN 
G0LDE\-PE1VCILED HAMBURC^iS. 
DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
Comh, single or falling over to either side^ natural absence of 
spike ^ ear-lobes entirely red^ crooked backs; wry or squirrel 
tails; legs of other color than blue. 
THE COCK. 
Head: E eddish-bay, short and small: — Beak, of medium 
size and dark in color:— Eyes, large and bright. 
Comb : Rose, deep red, not so large as to overhang the eyes 
or beak, square in front, fitting close and straight on the head, 
without inclining to either side, free from hollow in the centre, 
uniform on each side, the top covered with small points, and 
terminating in a spike, which inclines upward very slightly. 
Ear-lobes AND Wattles: Wattles, bright red, broad, thin, 
and well rounded: — Ear-lobes, opaque Avhite, not pendant, but 
fitting close to the face, of medium size, flat, round and even: 
— Face, bright red and free from white. 
I^ECK AND Hackle: Keck, tapering, the higher part car- 
ried well over the back: — Hackle, bright, clear, reddish-bay, 
full, and flowing w^ell over the shoulders. 
Back and Saddle: Back, a deep, rich, reddish-bay, of 
medium length:— Saddle-feathers, abundant, and a rich red- 
dish-bay in color. 
Breast and Body: Breast, reddish-bay, full and prominent: 
— Body, round, and symmetrical in shape, and the plumage close 
and glossy, — color, reddish-bay. 
Wings: Ample, the points carried rather low; primaries, 
reddish-bay on the outside web, and black on the inside web; 
