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THE AMERICAN 
Wings: Large and powerful, — primaries, black or dark 
brown, penciled across with bars of white or gray, the more 
even and regular the better; — secondaries, black or dark 
brown, evenly and regularly penciled across with bars of white 
or gray, the colors changing to a bronzy-brown as the centre 
of the back is approached, with but little admixture of white; — 
an edging of white on primaries or secondaries very objection- 
able: — Wing-bows, black, with a brilliant bronzy or greenish 
lustre : — Wing-coverts, beautiful, rich bronze, the feathers ter- 
minating in a wide black band, making a broad bronz}^ band 
across the wings when folded, and divided from the primaries 
by a glossy, black, ribbon-like mark, formed by the ends of the 
coverts. 
Tail: Black, each feather penciled irregularly with narrow 
bands of light brown, and ending in a broad black band, with 
a wide edging of dull white or gray :~T ail-coverts, black oi 
dark brown, each feather irregularly penciled with narrow 
bands of light brown, ending in a wide black-and-bronze band, 
extending across the end of the feather, with a wide edging ot 
dull white or gray, — the more distinct the colors, throughout 
the w^hole plumage, the better. 
Legs: Thighs, long and stout, — plumage, somewhat like 
that of the breast, but neither so decided or so rich in color: — 
Shanks, large, long, and strong, — in young birds, dark, ap- 
proaching black, while in adult birds the color usually changes 
to a pinkish hue, or flesh color. 
THE HEN. 
The entire plumage of the hen is similar to that of the cock, 
except that the colors are not so brilliant or clearly defined, 
and the edging of the feathers is generally a dull white, or 
gray. 
