STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. 
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Back: Dark-brown, eacli feather penciled with a lighter 
brown. 
Breast and Body: Breast, full and round; in color, a dark 
salmon-brown, shading off light under the body: — Body, deep 
and plump, and broader in front than in the rear — color, 
brown. 
Wings: Large and well folded; primaries, a dull black, the 
outer edge slightly penciled with light brown ; secondaries, a 
dull black, the outer web finely penciled with light brown; 
coverts, dark brown, finely penciled with light brown. 
Tail: Upright, long and full, color, a dull black, unevenly 
penciled with light brown outside ; inside a dull black. 
Legs: Thighs, slender, and of medium length; in color, 
ashy-brown: — ^^Shanks, long, and bright yellow in color: — Feet, 
yellow, with a delicate dark stripe down each toe, the smaller 
the better. 
Carriage: Not so upright as that of the cock. 
POINTS in brown leghorns. 
Symmetry, ...... 10 
Size, 10 
Condition, . . . . . . 10 
Head, . . . . . . .7 
Comb, ....... 15 
Ear-lobes and Wattles, . . . . .IT) 
ISTeck, ....... 5 
Back, ....... 5 
Breast and Body, ..... 8 
Wings, ....... 5 
Tail, ....... 5 
Legs, 5 
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