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THE AMERICAN 
Back: Perfectly straight, wide across the shoulders and 
tapering to the tail; saddle-feathers, abundant, and the plum- 
age a rich, glossy black. 
Breast and Body: Breast, deep, full, round and prominent 
— color, rich, deep black: — Body, general appearance, light, 
comparatively wide at the shoulders and tapering to the tail ; 
the plumage, throughout, a rich, clear black. 
Wings: Ample, and folded snugly against the sides; pri- 
maries, secondaries and wing-coverts, clear, rich black. 
Tail: Large, well expanded, and rather erect — sickle-feath- 
ers and tail-coverts, abundant, well curved, and a rich, metal- 
lic black, in color. 
Legs : Thighs, short, and of medium size ; color of plumage, 
deep black : — Shanks, short and slender, and, in color, black or 
dark horn-color. 
Carriage: Erect and strutting. 
THE HEN. 
Head : Round, the protuberance of the skull concealed by 
the crest: — Beak, black or dark horn-color, and rather long; 
nostrils large, the crown of which is elevated above the usual 
curve-line of the beak:— Eyes, large, full and bright. 
Crest : Very large, round and even upon the head, and, in 
color, pure white, with a narrow band of black base-feathers in 
front; the fewer the better. 
Comb : In shape the same as that of the cock, but the small- 
er the better. 
Ear-lobes and Wattles: Ear-lobes, white, small, even 
on the surface, and rounded on the lower edges: — Wattles, 
brilliant red, small, thin, and neatly rounded. 
Neck: — Long and tapering, the hackle a rich, glossy black. 
Back: Straight, broadest at the shoulders and tapering to 
the tail; the plumage a rich, glossy black. 
