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THE AMERICAN 
Breast and Body: Breast, broad, deep, and full:— Body, 
large, square and compact, the plumage, throughout, a light 
slaty-blue, each feather penciled across with bars of a darker 
blue. 
Wings : Of medium size, and snugly folded against the sides, 
the bows and points well covered by the breast and saddle- 
feathers: primaries, secondaries and wing-coverts, a light slaty- 
blue, each feather penciled across with bars of a darker blue. 
Tail: Full, and slightly expanded: sickle-feathers, of 
medium height and length, and well curved: — color of plum- 
age, a light slaty-blue, each feather penciled across with bars 
of a darker blue. 
Legs : Thighs, large and strong, and, in color of plumage, a 
light slaty-blue, each feather penciled across with bars of a 
darker blue : — Shanks, stout, well apart, and of medium length, 
and bright yellow in color. 
Carriage : Upright and jDleasing. 
THE HEN- 
Head: Small and neat, — color of plumage, a light slaty- 
blue, each feather delicately penciled across with bars of a 
darker blue: — Beak, short, stout, and well curved, and bright 
yellow in color. 
Comb: Bright red, double or rose, square in front, and fitting 
close and straight on the head, without inclining to either side, 
the top covered with small points, with a spike behind, the 
point turning slightly upwards. 
Wattles and Ear-lobes: Wattles, bright red, small, and 
well rounded: — Ear-lobes, bright red, and of medium size. 
Neck: Short and tapering, the color of the hackle a light 
slaty-blue, each feather penciled across with bars of a darker 
blue. 
