STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. 
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Neck: Long and gracefully arched, the hackle abundant, 
and reaching well over the shoulders, and rich, glossy black in 
color. 
Back: Slanting evenly to the tail, and, in color, a rich, lus- 
trous black. 
Breast and Body: Breast, full, round and prominent — 
color, deep black: — Body, of medium width in front, and nar- 
rowing to the tail; the general plumage a rich, brilliant black. 
Wings: Large, well and smoothly folded against the body: 
the primaries and secondaries a deep black, and the wing- 
coverts a rich, lustrous black. 
Tail: Large, expanded, and rather upright, but not carried 
over the back, or squirrel-tailed, and deep, rich black in color; 
— sickle-feathers, large and gracefully curved, — rich, metallic- 
black in color; — tail-coverts, abundant, nicely curved, and a 
brilliant glossy black in color. 
Legs: Thighs, rather long and slender, and the plumage 
a rich, deep black: — Shanks, long and slender, color, blue or 
dark leaden-blue. 
Carriage : — Upright and proud. 
THE HEN. 
Head and Face: Head, long, the plumage a rich, deep 
black:— Beak, long and stout, and dark horn-color:— Eyes, full 
and bright: — Face, pure opaque white, smooth, and free from 
wrinkles, with great breadth of surface, rising well over the 
eyes in an arched form, extending well towards the back of the 
head and to the beak, covering the cheek, and joining the ear- 
lobes and wattles. 
Comb: Bright red, large, single, serrated, drooping over to 
one side of the face, and free from side-sprigs, or duplicature. 
Ear-lobes and Wattles: Ear-lobes, pure opaque white. 
