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THE AMERICAN 
GOLDEN SEBRIGHT BANTAMS. 
DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
Birds not matching in the show-pen; cocks weighing more 
than twenty-eight ounces; hens more than twenty-four ounces; 
cocks having either hackle^ saddle^ or sickle-feathers ; crooked 
hacks; wry tails; legs of any other color than slaty-blue; combs 
other than rose; natural absence of spike; deformity of any 
kind. 
THE COCK. 
Head: Small, round in front, carried well back towards the 
tail; — color of plumage, rich golden-yellow, each feather being 
laced around with a narrow edging of rich black: — Beak, 
dark, short, and slightly curved: — Eyes, full and bright. 
Comb: Double or rose, square in front, fitting close and 
straight on the head, the top being covered with small points, 
with a spike behind, which turns slightly upward. 
Ear-lobes and Wattles: Ear-lobes, white and flat:— 
Wattles, bright red, broad, and rounded on the lower edge. 
Neck: Neat, tapering, well arched, hen-feathered, and quite 
free from hackle-feathers; — color of plumage, rich golden- 
yellow, each feather being distinctly and evenly laced all round 
with a narrow edging of rich black. 
Back: Very short, and perfectly free from saddle-feathers; 
— color of plumage, rich golden-yellow, each feather distinctly 
and evenly laced all round with a rich, narrow edging ot 
black. 
