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THE AMERICAN 
BLACK SPANISH. 
DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
Clear rtd marks in the face or above the eyes; the comb of the 
cock drooping or twisted; legs other than blue, or dark leaden- 
blue; face so puffy as to obstruct the sight; wry tails, or other 
deformity; small or erect comb in the hen. 
THE COCK. 
Head and Face: Head, long, broad and deep, and the 
plumage a rich, glossy black: — Beak, rather long and stout, 
and of a dark horn-color: — Ej^es, red, full and bright: — Face, 
pure opaque-white, long and deep, the greater the depth of 
white surface the better, provided it is smooth, free from 
wrinkles, and the sight is not obstructed, rising well over the 
eyes, towards the coinb, in an arched form, extending towards 
the back of the head and to the base of the beak, covering the 
cheeks, and joining the ear-lobes and wattles. 
Comb: Bright red, large, single, firmly set on the head, stiff, 
erect, straight, free from twists in front, or falling over to either 
side at the back, deeply and evenly serrated, and rising from 
the beak, betwixt the forepart of the nostrils, and extending 
in an arched form over the back of the head, free from excres- 
cences or side-sprigs, and not too thick at the edge. 
Ear-lobes and Wattles: Ear-lobes, pure opaque white, 
very large and pendant, rather thin, smooth, well expanded, 
and free from folds or wrinkles; extending well on each side of 
the neck, hanging down very low, not pointed, but regularly 
rounded on the lower part, and meeting in front, behind the 
wattles: — Wattles, bright red, very long, thin, ribbon-like and 
pendulous, the inside of the upper part white. 
