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THE AMERICAN 
BLACK 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 color than blue or leaden-blue; 
white face; red or ivhite feathers in any part of the plumage. 
THE COCK. 
Head: Black, sliort and small: — Beak, dark leaden hno, ap- 
proaching black, and of medium size: — Eyes, rich red. 
Comb: Eose, 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 
centre, uniform on each side, the top covered with small points, 
and terminating in a spike behind, which Inclines upward very 
slightly. 
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 Avell 
rounded: — Face, free from white. 
i^ECK AND Hackle: Neck, tapering, the higher part carried 
well over the back: — Hackle, full, and flowing well over the 
shoulders, and a rich, lustrous black. 
Back and Saddle: Back, rich, lustrous black, and of me- 
dium length: — Saddle-feathers, abundant, a rich brilliant black, 
without red or brassy-colored feathers. 
Bkeast and Body: Breast, rich, deep black, prominent and 
broad : — Body, round and symmetrical, the plumage close* and 
a rich, glossy black. 
