STANI>ARD OF EXCELLENCE. 
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AMERICAN D0iniNI(lVE8. 
DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
Feathered legs, or legs any other color than yellow j combs, 
other than double or rose; ear-lobes, other than red; splashes of 
white in breasts or backs; birds not matching in the show-pen; 
reddish or brassy feathers in the plumage of cocks or hens; 
crooked backs; wry or squirrel tails in cocks or hens; beak, other 
than yellow highly objectionable, but not a disqualification. 
THE COCK. 
Head: Of medium size, and carried well up; in plumage, 
slaty-blue, and penciled across with delicate dark bars: — Beak, 
bright yellow, short, stout at the base, and nicely curved at the 
point: — Eyes, large, bright and clear. 
C03Ib: Bright red, double or rose, but not so large as to 
overhang the eyes or beak, square in front, fitting close and 
straight on the head, without inclining to either side; free 
from hollow in the centre, and uniform on each side, the top 
covered with small points, with a spike behind, the point 
turning slightly upwards. 
Wattles and Ear-lobes: Wattles, bright red, broad, full, 
and well rounded: — Ear-lobes, red, and of medium size. 
Neck: Of medium length, tapering finely, and well hackled; 
the ground-color of the hackle a light slaty-blue, each feather 
penciled across with bars of a darker blue, and free from any 
admixture of white, black or red feathers. 
Back: Broad, and of medium length, the plumage a light 
slaty-blue, each feather penciled across with bars of a darker 
blue. 
