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THE AMERICAN 
Back: Straight, wide across the slioulders, and tapering to 
the tail, — the plumage a rich silvery-white in color, spangled 
or laced with black, the texture of the feather giving the 
spangle a rayed appearance. 
Breast and Body: Breast, deep, full, round and promi- 
nent, a clear silvery-white in color, free from mossing, each 
feather ending with a 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, general appearance light, 
comparatively wide across the shoulders, and tapering to the 
tail, — color of plumage, silvery-white, each feather spangled or 
laced with black. 
Wings: Ample, and folded smoothly against the sides; pri- 
maries, silvery-white, ending with black spots ; secondaries, sil- 
very-white, with distinct, crescent-shaped greenish-black spots 
on the end of each feather; wing-coverts, silverj^- white, each 
feather laced on the edge with black, and ending with a large 
black spangle or lacing, forming two distinct black bars across 
the wings. 
Tail: Large, rather erect, and well expanded, and silvery- 
white in color, each feather ending with a rich black spot; — 
sickle-feathers and tail-coverts, abundant, silvery-white, and 
each feather ending with a rich black spot. 
Legs: Thighs, rather long, of medium size, and silvery- 
white in color, each feather spangled or laced with black: — 
Shanks, long and slender, and blue or slaty-blue in color. 
Carriage: Erect and strutting. 
THE HEN. 
Head: Round, the protuberance of the skull concealed by 
the crest: — Beak, dark horn-color; nostrils, large, the crown 
of which is elevated above the usual curve-line of the beak: — 
Eyes, large, full and bright. 
