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THE AMERICAN 
Tail: Very small, and carried almost horizontally, — color, 
dark chestnut or hlack. 
Legs: Thighs, short, stout, and well covered with soft, 
fluffy feathers, — color, deep buff or orange: — Shanks, yellow, 
short, thick, and well feathered on the outsides: — Toes, straight 
and well spread, the outer toes well feathered to the ends. 
Carriage : Not very upright. 
THE HEN. 
Head: Small, neat, and carried rather forward, — color of 
plumage, rich buff: — Beak, yellow, short, and well curved: — 
Eyes, large and bright. 
Comb: Bright red, small, upright and straight, with well 
defined serrations. 
Ear-lobes and Wattles: Ear-lobes, bright red, of medium 
size, and rather pendant: — ^Wattles, bright red, small, and well 
rounded. 
ISTeck: Short, and well arched, — color of plumage, rich buff. 
Back: Broad and short, and rising gently from the centre 
to the tail, — color of plumage, rich buff. 
Breast and Body: Breast, broad and full:— Body, deep 
and broad, — the rear portion abundantly furnished with soft 
fluff, — color, rich buff. 
Wings: Small, — the primaries smoothly folded against the 
sides, and concealed under the secondaries, — color, rich buff. 
Tail : Very small, carried low, and almost concealed by the 
ample cushion — color, chestnut or buff. 
Legs: Thighs, very short, stout, and well covered with soft, 
fluffy feathers, — color, rich buff: — Shanks, yellow, short, thick, 
and well feathered on the outsides: — Toes, straight, and well 
spread, the outer toes well feathered to the ends, — color of 
plumage, rich buff. 
Carriage : isTot very upright. 
