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THE AMERICAN 
Neck : Of medium length, and well arched — color of plum- 
age, broken black and white. 
Back: Wide and straight; — color of plumage, white and 
black intermixed. 
Bkeast and Body: Breast, full, deep and prominent: — 
Body, broad and bulky in appearance, — color of plumage, even- 
ly broken black and white. 
Wings: Moderately large, smoothly folded against the sides, 
and, in plumage, broken black and white, free from straw- 
colored feathers. 
Tail: Of moderate size, somewhat expanded, and carried 
tolerably upright, — color, broken black and white. 
Legs: Thighs, short and stout, — color, broken black and 
white: — Shanks, of medium length, fine in bone, and pinkish- 
white, mottled with lead-color: — Toes, five in number, the fifth 
toe detached from the others, and curving somewliat uj^wards. 
Carriage : Rather upright and brisk. 
POINTS IN HOUDANS. 
Symmetry, ..... .10 
Size and Weight, . . . . . .10 
Condition, ...... 8 
Head, . . . . . . .4 
Crest and Beard, ..... 18 
Comb, ....... 7 
Ear-lobes and Wattles, ..... 5 
Neck, ....... 5 
Back, ....... 6 
Breast and Body, . . . . .7 
Wings, ....... 6 
Tail, 7 
Legs and Toes, ..... 7 
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