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dark bars or marks across the plumage, and the shafts of the 
feathers white; underpart of the body, gray. 
Wings : Large, and well folded against the sides : primaries, 
dark brown; secondaries, outside web slaty-gray, inside web 
dark brown; wing-boAvs, silvery-gray, with white shafts to the 
feathers; wing-coverts, slaty-gray, — red on the wings highly 
objectionable. 
Tail: Large, the main feathers broad, dark gray on the 
outside, dark brown on the inside, and carried at a moderate 
elevation. 
Legs: Thighs, large, of medium length, and ashy-gray in 
color: — Shanks, stout, of medium length, and white or light 
liesh-color: — Toes, five in number, the fifth toe being distinct 
from the others, and curving slightly upwards. 
Carriage: Elegant and imposing. 
POINTS IN SILVER-GRAY DORKINGS. 
Symmetry, ...... 15 
Size, . . . . . . .15 
Condition, ...... 10 
Head, . . . . . . .5 
Comb, ....... 10 
Ear-lobes and Wattles, . . . . .5 
Neck, 5 
Back, ....... 6 
Breast and Body, ..... 9 
Wings, . . . . . . .5 
Tail, . . . . . . . 5 
Legs, . . . . . . .10 
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