STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. 
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AKDALUSIANS. 
DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
Birds not matching in the show-pen; comb of cock twisted^ or 
falling over to either side; ear-lobes other than white; legs other 
than blue or slaty-blue; crooked backs; wry tails; white feathers 
in any part of the plumage; dujylicate or pricked combs in hens; 
comb other than single. 
THE COCK. 
Head: Rather long and tapering, with but little red above 
the eyes, and, in plumage, a bluish-black: — Beak, somewhat 
long and stout, and slaty-blue in color: — Eyes, bright red. 
Comb: Briglit red, rather large, erect, firm upon the head, 
straight, and evenly serrated. 
Ear-lobes and Wattles: Ear-lobes, of medium size, and 
pure white: — Wattles, bright red, large, pendant, and propor- 
tioned in size to the comb. 
Neck: Long, and well arched, with a rather short, slate- 
colored or black hackle, having a rich gloss, and descending 
slightly over the shoulders. 
Back: Rather short, and descending towards the tail, the 
saddle-featliers, and general plumage, a rich, glossy, slaty-blue, 
approaching black. 
Breast and Body: Breast, full and well rounded; plumage, 
bluish-gray or dove-color: — Body, rather full at the shoulders, 
and tapering to the tail; the general plumage a slaty-blue. 
Wings: Large, and well folded against the body; primaries 
and secondaries a bluish-gray, and wing-coverts a slaty-blue, 
approaching black. 
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