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THE AMERICAN 
Tail: Full, well expanded, and carried well up, and pure 
white in color: — Sickle-feathers, pure white and well curved: — 
Tail-coverts, abundant, and pure white. 
Legs: Thighs, clear white, of medium length, and well de- 
veloped: — Shanlis, blue or leaden-blue, of medium length, 
slender, clean, and neat in appearance. 
Carriage : Upright, graceful and active. 
THE HEN, 
Head: Pure white, small, and neatly shaped: — Beak, blue or 
leaden-blue, of medium size: — Eyes, red or pearl. 
Comb : Eose, bright 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 face, and 
not pendant: — Wattles, red, small, thin, and well rounded. 
Neck and Hackle: ISTeck, tapering and graceful:— Hackle, 
pure white, and reaching well over the shoulders. 
Back: Pure white in color, and of medium length. 
Breast and Body : Breast, broad, full and plump :— Body, 
round and plump, and, in plumage, pure white. 
Wings: Ample, and carried close to the body, — the prima- 
ries, secondaries and wing-coverts, pure white. 
Tail: Full, somewhat expanded, carried at a moderate ele- 
vation, and pure white in color. 
Legs: Thighs, pure white, and of medium length and size: 
— Shanks, blue or leaden-blue, slender, clean, and neat in ap- 
pearance. 
Carriage : Graceful and sprightly. 
