STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. 
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Wings: Large, well folded, and, in color of plumage, the same 
as described above in the back, and free from red or brassy- 
feathers. 
Tail: Large, full, and carried upright; sickle-feathers, large 
and well curved: tail-coverts, abundant and nicely curved, and, 
in color, corresponding with the general plumage of the body, 
as already described. 
Legs: Thighs, of medium length and rather slender; the 
color of plumage a light slaty-blue ground, each feather being 
penciled across with dark bars: — Shanks, long, and somewhat 
slender, and, in color, bright yellow. 
Carriage : Upright and proud. 
THE HEN- 
Head : Of medium size, the ground color of the plumage 
a light slaty-blue, and each feather penciled across with distinct 
dark bars: — Beak, yellow in color, and rather long and stout: — 
Ej^es, red, full and bright: — Face, bright red, and free from 
wrinkles or folds. 
Comb: Bright red, of medium size, single, drooping to one 
side, evenly serrated, and free from side sprigs. 
Ear-lobes and Wattles: Ear-lobes, white or creamy- 
white, rather pendant, smooth, thin, fitting close to the head, 
and free from folds or wrinkles : — Wattles, bright red, thin, and 
well rounded. 
Neck: Long and graceful, light slaty-blue, in ground color, 
each feather distinctly penciled across with dark bars, and free 
from white, brassy, or red feathers. 
Back: Of medium length and full, the plumage a light slaty- 
blue, in ground color, each feather distinctly penciled across 
with dark bars, and free from red, white, or brassy feathers. 
Breast and Body: Breast, full and round, and the plumage, 
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