STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. 
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Tail: Yery full and long, carried rather low, — color, brilliant 
black; — sickle-feathers, abundant; — tail-coverts, well curved, 
sound and glossy, and greenish-black in color. 
Legs: Thighs, long and powerful, — plumage, deep black: 
— Shanks, dark slate-color or leaden-black, long and stout, and 
perfectly smooth and clean; — toes, large and straight. 
Carriage : Upright, bold and watchful. 
THE HEIST. 
Head: Long; plumage, a^ich, glossy black:— Beak, black or 
dark horn-color, rather long, strong and well curved; the 
nostrils arched, broad and cavernous: — Eyes, bright and watch- 
ful: — Face, bright red, and rather bare. 
Comb: Bright red, small, spiked and branching, standing 
rather erect, or the branches inclining a little forward. 
Ear-lobes and Wattles: Ear-lobes, small and white: — 
Wattles, bright red, small, and neatly rounded. 
Neck: Long, and carried quite upright, — plumage, rich, 
glossy black. 
Back: Broad, and tapering to the tail, — plumage, rich, glossy 
black. 
Breast and Body: Breast, broad, full and prominent, — 
plumage, rich, glossy black: — Body, wide and deep, and taper- 
ing to the tail, — plumage, throughout, a deep, rich black. 
Wings: Large, powerful, and smoothly folded against the 
sides; primaries and secondaries, deep black, — wing-coverts, 
rich, glossy black. 
Tail: Large, well expanded, and carried upright, — plumage, 
rich black. 
Legs: Thighs, long, strong, and well set on the body, — plum- 
age, deep black: — Shanks, long, well boned, and black or slate- 
color. 
Carriage : Upright, bold and watchful. 
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