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THE AMERICAN 
BOOTED WHITE BANTAMS. 
DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
Birds not matching in the show-pen^ cocks weighing over 
twenty-eight ounces^ hens over twenty-four ounces; legs and 
outer-toes not feathered; legs other than white or yellow; crooked 
backs; wry tails; foul-colored feathers ; fraudulent trimming or 
plucking; deformity of any kind. 
THE COCK. 
Head: Small, round, and carried well back towards the tail; 
color of plumage, pure white: — Beak, short, and slightly 
curved, color, white or yellow, white preferred: — Eyes, red or 
bay, bright and prominent: — Face, red. 
Comb: Bright red, single, of medium size, firm and straight 
upon the head, and evenly serrated. 
Ear-lobes and Wattles: Ear-lobes, bright red, flat, and 
even on the surface: — Wattles, bright red, broad, thin, and 
rounded on the lower edge. 
I^'eck: Tapering, and curving well back; — hackle, full, long, 
and flowing well over the shoulders; — color of plumage, pure 
white. 
Back: Short; saddle-feathers, abundant, long, and pure white 
in color. 
Breast and Body: Breast, round, and carried prominently 
forward: — Body, rather short and compact, — color of plumage, 
pure white throughout. 
• Wings: Ample, the points slightly drooping; plumage, pure 
white. 
