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THE AMERICAN 
Wings: Rather small, and carried low, — the webs of the 
primary and secondary feathers having a silky and fringe-like 
appearance ; — plumage, white. 
Tail: Small, the main feathers having a soft and fringe-like 
appearance, — color, white. 
Legs: Thighs, short and stout, and well furnished with silky 
fluff, w^hich descends below the hocks: — Shanks, dark blue or 
black, and well feathered on the outer sides, with white and 
silky plumage : — Toes, five in number on each foot, the outer 
toes being well feathered. 
Carriage : Rather low, and Cochin-like. 
THE HEN. 
Head: Small, fine, and crested, — color of plumage, pure 
white: -Beak, dark, and rather small: — Eyes, large and bright: 
— Face, deep purple. 
Comb: Very small, double, and of a purplish hue. 
Crest: Small and globular, — color, white. 
Ear-lobes and Wattles: Ear-lobes, purple, tinged with 
white, and somewhat pendulous: — Wattles, purplish or livid in 
color, and small. 
Xeck: Eather short, plumage abundant, pure white in color, 
and descending well over the shoulders. 
Back : Eather broad and short, well cushioned, and Cochin- 
like in shape, — plumage, pure white. 
Breast and Body: Breast, full and prominent:— Body, 
broad and compact, — the plumage, throughout, pure white. 
Wings: Small, and carried low, — color, white. 
Tail: Small, and almost buried in the cushion and abundant 
fluff", — plumage, white. 
