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THE AMERICAN 
ROSE-COnBED BLACK BANTAm 
DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
Cocks weighing more than twenty-four ounces; hens more than 
twenty-two ounces; ear-lobes other than pure white; feathered 
legs; legs other than deep leaden-blue; comb sother than rose; 
natural absence of spike; birds not matching in the show- 
pen; crooked backs; wry tails, or any other deformity. 
THE COCK. 
Head: Small, round, and carried well over the body, — 
color, rich black: — Beak, black or dark horn-color, short, and 
slightly curved: — Eyes, prominent and bright. 
Comb: Bright red, double or rose, square in front, straight 
and close upon the head, the top covered with small points, and 
terminating in a spike behind, which curves very slightly up- 
wards. 
Ear-lobes AND Wattles: Ear-lobes, pure white, flat, and 
even on the surface: — Wattles, bright red, broad, thin, and 
rounded on the lower edge. 
N"eck: Tapering, and curving well backwards, so as to bring 
the back of the head towards the tail, the hackle full, long, and 
descending well over the shoulders, — color of plumage, rich, 
glossy black. 
Back: Very short, and tapering to the tail, — saddle-feathers, 
abundant and long,— color of plumage, rich, gloss3% greenish- 
black. 
Breast and Body: Breast, full, round, and carried promi- 
nently forward: — Body, plump and symmetrical, and, in color 
of plumage, rich, glossy black throughout. 
