STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. 
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Wings: Ample, the points carried rather low, the plumage 
a rich, lustrous black, free from red or brassy-colored feathers. 
Tail: Full and well expanded, and carried well up, and 
rich, glossy black :— Sickle-feathers, rich, glossy black, and 
handsomely curved: — Tail-coverts, abundant, and rich, bril- 
liant black. 
Legs: Thiglis, rich, deep black, well developed, and of me- 
dium length: — Shanks, dark leaden-blue or bluish-black, of 
medium length, slender, clean, and neat in appearance. 
Carriage: Upright, graceful and active. 
THE HEN. 
Head: Rich, deep black, small and neatly shaped: — Beak, 
dark leaden, approaching black in color, and of medium size : 
— Eyes, bright red. 
Comb : Rose, 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: Neck, tapering and graceful: — Hackle, 
a rich, glossy black, and reaching well over the shoulders. 
Back : Of medium length, and a rich, glossy black. 
Breast and Body: Breast, broad and plump: — Body, round, 
and well shaped, and the general plumage a rich, glossy black. 
Wings: Ample, and carried close to the body, the primaries 
and secondaries a deep black, and the wing-coverts a rich, 
glossy black. 
Tail: Full, somewhat expanded, and carried at a moderate 
elevation, and deep black in color. 
