STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. 
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Breast and Body: Breast, full, round and prominent, and 
clear, rich black in color: — Body, comparatively small, but 
plump, widest at the shoulders and tapering to the tail — the 
plumage, throughout, a deep, pure black. 
Wings: Ample, and snugly folded against the sides; pri- 
maries, secondaries and wing-coverts, deep, rich black in color. 
Tail: Large, broad, and expanded at the end — color, deep, 
rich black. 
Legs: Thighs, short, and of medium size — plumage, rich 
black in color: — Shanks, short and slender, and, in color, dark 
slate, approaching a black. 
Carriage: Rather upright and coquettish. 
POINTS in white-crested BLACK POLISH. 
Symmetry, ....... 10 j 
Size and Weight, . . . . . 8 \ 
Condition, ...... 5 j 
Head, ....... 4 j 
Crest, 25 ^ 
Comb, 10 ' 
Ear-lobes and Wattles, . . . . .8 '. 
Neck, ....... 5 
Back, ....... 5 ' 
Breast and Body, . . . . . 5 i 
Wings, ..... . . 5 ; 
Tail, ....... 5 i 
Legs, .5 j 
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