STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. 
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WHITE HAMBURGS. 
DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
Comb, falling over to either side, or so large as to obstruct the 
sight; natural absence of spike; red ear-lobes; crooked backs; 
wry or squirrel tails; legs other than blue or leaden-blue; white 
face. 
THE COCK. 
Head: Short and small, the plumage white; — Beak, blue or 
leaden-blue, and of medium size: — Eyes, red or pearl. 
Comb : Rose, rich, 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, not hollow in the cen- 
tre, uniform on each side, the top covered with small points, 
and terminating in a spike behind, which inclines upward very 
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Ear-lobes and Wattles: Ear-lobes, opaque white, not 
pendant, but fitting close to the face, of medium size, flat, 
round and even: — Wattles, bright red, broad, thin, and well 
rounded, and free from white. 
N'eck and Hackle: Neck, tapering, the higher part carried 
well over the back : — Hackle, full, and flowing well over the 
shoulders, pure white, and free from yellowish tinge. 
Back and Saddle : Back, a clear white, free from yellowish 
tinge : — Saddle-feathers, abundant, and clear white. 
Breast and Body : Breast, prominent and broad, and pure 
white in color: — Body, plump and round, and the plumage, 
clear white. 
Wings : Ample, the points carried rather low, the general 
plumage a pure w^hite, and free from yellowish tinge. 
