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THE AMERICAN 
Wings: Ample, the points carried rather low; primaries 
white; secondaries, white on the outer webs, except a narrow 
strip of black next the shafts of the feathers, the inner webs 
black, except a narrow border of white or gray on the outer 
edges: — wing-coverts, apparently white when the wings are 
closed, but darkly penciled on the inner webs when examined. 
Tail: Black, full, and well expanded, and carried tolerably 
upright, but not erect. 
Sickle-Feathers: Rich black down the entire middle of 
the feathers, with a narrow and distinct edging of white. 
Tail-Coverts: Abundant, rich, glossy black, with a deli- 
cate edging of white. 
Legs: Thighs, silvery-w^hite, of medium size and length: — 
Shanks, blue or slaty-blue, slender, rather short, clean, and 
neat in apjjearance. 
Carriage : Upright, graceful and active. 
THE HEN. 
Head: Silvery- white, small, and nicely shaped: — Beak, 
silvery-white, and of medium size: — Eyes, bright red. 
Comb: Eose, rich, deep red, small when compared with that 
of the cock, and fitting close and straight on the head, without 
inclining to either side. 
Ear-lobes and Wattles: Ear-lobes, opaque white, small, 
flat, rounded on the lower part, fitting close to the fiice, and 
not pendant: — Wattles, red, small, thin, and well rounded. 
Neck and Hackle: Neck, tapering and graceful: — Hackle, 
clear, silvery-white. 
Back : Bound, of medium length, a clear silvery-white, free 
from lacing or mossing, each feather distinctly and evenly pen- 
ciled across with rich, greenish-black bars. 
Breast and Body: Breast, prominent and full, clear sil- 
very-white, and penciled evenly across with black bars: — Body, 
