STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE. 
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Breast and Body: Breast, round, deep, and carried well 
forward: — Body, very square, deep, compact, and carried low, 
— ^plumage, throughout, pure white. 
Wings: Bather large, and carried low, — plumage, pure 
white. 
Tail: Large, full, and abundantly furnished with fine 
sickle-feathers and tail-coverts; — pluinage, pure white. 
Legs: Thighs, very short, stouL, well feathered, with full 
and long vulture hocks, — plumage, white: — Shanks, dark blue 
in color, short, and heavilj^ feathered on the outer sides with 
clear white plumage: — Toe3, live in number, straight, the 
middle and outer toes feathered with clear white feathers. 
Carriage: Bather low, brisk and vivacious. 
THE HEN. 
Head: Of medium size, and heavily crested, — plumage, 
pure white : — Beak, short, well curved, and clear white, with 
large cavernous nostrils, like the Polish family: — Eyes, bright 
red, and vivacious. 
Comb: Two small spikes of brilliant red, almost, if not en- 
tirely, concealed in the crest. 
Crest and Beard: Crest, large, full, close and globular, 
the feathers inclining backward in a smooth and even mass; — 
color, pure white: — Beard, thick, curving around the throat, 
reaching well back, meeting the crest, and covering the face ; — 
plumage, clear white. 
Ear-lobes and Wattles: Ear-lobes, concealed by the 
crest and beard, — color, immaterial: — Wattles, brilliant red, 
small, and evenly rounded. 
Neck: Short, well arched, very thickly feathered, and car- 
ried well back, — plumage, pure white. 
Back: Bather broad and straight; — color of plumage, pure 
white. 
