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THE AMERICAN 
PLYMOUTH ROCKS. 
DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
Birds not matching in the show-pen; feathered legs, or legs 
other color than yellow; ear-lobes other than red; lopped combs; 
crooked backs; wry tails; splashes of white in the breasts or 
backs, or reddish or brassy feathers in the hackles or saddles of 
cocks, or in the necks of hens. 
THE COCK. 
Head: Of medium size, and carried well up, the plumage, 
bluish-gray, each feather delicately but distinctly penciled 
across with dark bars: — Beak, bright yellow, short, stout at the 
base, and nicely curved at the point: — Eyes, large, clear and 
bright. 
Comb: Bright red, single, fine, rather small, perfectly up- 
right and straight, with well defined serrations, and free from 
side-sprigs. 
Wattles and Ear-lobes: Wattles, bright red, of medium 
size, and well rounded: — Ear-lobes, bright red, and of medium 
size. 
Neck: Of medium length, well arched, w^ith abundant 
hackle, which descends nicely upon the shoulders, — color of 
plumage, a bluish-gray, each feather distinctly penciled across 
with dark blue bars, free from splashes of red, white or black 
feathers. 
B'ack: Broad, and of medium length, with saddle-feathers 
abundant, and free from brassy or reddish feathers, — color of 
plumage, bluish-gray, each feather distinctly penciled across 
with bars of darker blue. 
