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THE AMERICAN 
Breast and Body: Breast, full, round, and carried promi- 
nently forward: — Body, compact, deep, and short in appear- 
ai.ce, the plumage, throughout, being silvery-white, each 
feather distinctly and evenly laced all round with a narrow- 
edging of black. 
Wings : Ample, carried very low, the ends almost touching 
the ground; color of plumage, silvery- white, each feather dis- 
tinctly and evenly laced all round with a narrow edging of 
blacks 
Tail: Carried very high, and somewhat expanded, square, 
similar to that of the hen, free from curved or sickle-feathers, 
and the feathers broadest towards the ends; tail-coverts, round 
at the ends, straight, and lying close to the sides of the tail; — 
color of plumage, silvery-white, each feather being distinctly 
and evenly laced all round with a narrow edging of black. 
Legs: Thiglis, very short and stout, — color of plumage, sil- 
very-white, each feather distinctly and evenly laced all round 
with a narrow edging of black: — Shanks, short, rather slender, 
perfectly free from feathering, and slaty-blue in color. 
Carriage: Very upright and strutting. 
THE HEN. 
Head: Small and neat; — color of plumage, silvery- white, 
each feather distinctly and evenly laced all round with a nar- 
row edging of black: — Beak, dark, short, and slightly curved: 
— Eyes, full and bright. 
Comb: Small, resembling that of the cock, but much smaller 
and neater, and fitting close and straight upon the head. 
Ear-lobes and Wattles: Ear-lobes, small, white, and 
flat: — Wattles, bright red, small, and neatly rounded. 
Neck: ^^eat, upright, and tapering; — color of plumage, 
silvery-white, each feather listinctly and evenly laced all 
round with a narrow edging of black. 
