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THE AMERICAN 
SULTANS. 
DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
Birds not matching in the show-pen; plumage^ any other color 
than white; crooked crest; large red face; absence of heard or 
muff; deficiency of leg -feathering^ or absence of vulture hocks; 
crooked backs; wry tails; beak^ any other color than white; de- 
formity of any kind. 
THE COCK. 
Head: Of medium size, and heavily crested, — plumage, clear 
white in color: — Beak, white in color, short, curved, with 
broad, cavernous nostrils, like the Polish family; — Eyes, bright 
and vivacious: — Face, covered thick with beard, pure white in 
color. 
Comb : Invisible, or with two small spikes ; brilliant red in 
color. 
Crest and Beard: Crest, large, composed of hackle-like 
feathers, arched over the eyes and round the head, the front 
being free from feathers, falling forward, and neatly arched at 
the sides; — color of plumage, pure white: — ^Beard, full and 
close around the throat, joining the crest and crossing the face. 
Ear-lobes and Wattles: Ear-lobes, concealed by the 
crest and beard, — color, immaterial: — Wattles, brilliant red, 
small, and rather shriveled in appearance. 
Neck: Rather short, highly arched, carried well back, and 
heavily hackled, — plumage, clear white. 
Back: Rather broad, straight, and drooping to the tail; — 
color of plumage, pure white. 
