STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. 
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Crest. Yery large, round, close, firm and even upon the 
head, and, in color, golden-bay, each feather laced with black; 
— in adult birds white feathers may appear. 
Beard: Thick and full, extending back to the crest, and 
forming a well developed muff under the beak. 
Comb: Brilliant red, two-horned, like the letter V in shape; 
and the smaller the better. 
Ear-lobes and Wattles: Ear-lobes, white, small, and 
even on the surface : — Wattles, imperceptible. 
Neck: Long and tapering, the hackle golden-bay, laced 
with black. 
Back: Straight, and tapering to the tail, the plumage golden- 
bay, each feather ending with a distinct, round, black spangle 
or lacing. 
Breast and Body** Breast, full, round and prominent, — 
color, a clear golden-bay, free from mossing, each feather end- 
ing with a distinct, round, rich, black spangle or lacing, the 
spangle or lacing increasing in size in proportion to the increase 
in the size of the feather: — Body, comparatively small, wide 
across the shoulders, and tapering to the tail, — color of plum- 
age, golden-bay, each feather spangled or laced with black. 
Wings: Ample, and snugly folded against the sides; pri- 
maries, bay, each feather ending in a black spot; secondaries, 
golden-bay, each feather ending in a crescent-shaped black 
lacing; wing-bows, golden-bay, each feather ending with a 
crescent-shaped black spa gle or lacing; wing-coverts, golden- 
bay, each feather edged with black, and ending with a large 
black spangle or lacing, forming two distinct bars across the 
wings. 
Tail: Large, and somewhat expanded, — in color, bay, each 
feather ending in a large black spangle or lacing. 
Legs: Thighs, rather long, and of medium size, — in color, 
bay, each feather spangled or laced with black : — Shanks, rather 
long, clean and neat, and, in color, blue or slaty-blue. 
Carriage : Rather upright and coquettish. 
