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THE AMERICAN 
WHITE TURKEYS, 
DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
Birds not matching in the show-pen; colored feathers in any 
part of the plumage; legs other than white^ pinkish^ or flesh- 
color; adult cocks weighing less than twenty pounds; hens less 
than twelve pounds ; crooked hacks; wry tails; deformity of any 
kind. 
THE COCK. 
Head: Bright red, long, and carunculated : — Beak, strong, 
curved, and well set in the head — color, pinkish or flesh : — Face 
and jaws, rich red: — Eyes, clear and bright. 
Wattle : Bright red, large, and pendant. 
Keck: Long and curving, — color of plumage, pure white. 
Back: Long, curving, and slanting to the tail,- -color of 
plumage, pure white throughout. 
Breast and Body: Breast, broad and full, — color of plum- 
age, pure white: — Body, long and deep, — color of plumage, 
pure white throughout. 
Wings: Large and powerful; — primaries, secondaries and 
wing-coverts, pure white throughout. 
Tail: White. 
Legs: Thighs, long and large, — plumage, white: — Shanks, 
white, pinkish or flesh color, long and strong. 
THE HEIST. 
The entire plumage of the hen similar to that of the cock. 
