STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. 
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BEARDED WHITE POLISH. 
DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
Color other than pure white, except as it may he slightly 
tinged with golden-yellow by age; crooked backs wry tails legs 
any other color than blue, which, however, may be lighter in tint 
through age. 
THE COCK. 
Head: Large, with a considerable protuberance on the top 
of the skull, which is concealed by the crest: — Beak, slaty-blue 
or horn-color; nostrils, large, the crown of which is elevated 
above the usual curve-line of the beak: — Eyes, large, full and 
bright. 
Crest: Very large, thick, flowing, and well fitted on the 
crown of the head, composed of feathers similar in shape 
and texture to those of the hackle, — it should rise well in 
front, so as not to obstruct the sight, and fall over upon either 
side and behind in a regular and even mass, — color, white. 
Beard: Full and abundant, running back of the eye in a 
handsome curve, and, in color, clear, pure white. 
Comb: Brilliant red, two-horned, like the letter V in shape, 
very small, and retreating rather backward into the crest, — the 
smaller the better. 
Ear-lobes and Wattles: Ear-lobes, white, small, even on 
the surface, and well rounded: — Wattles, nearly imperceptible. 
Neck: Of medium length, slightly and neatly arched, and 
well hackled, — hackles, pure white in color. 
Back: Perfectly straight, wide across the shoulders, and ta- 
pering to the tail, — plumage, a clear, pure white, as free from a 
yellowish tinge as possible. 
