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THE AMERICAN 
SLATE TURKEYS. 
DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
Birds not matching in the show-pen^ false color in any part 
of the plumage; crooked backs; wry tails; deformity of any kind; 
adult cocks weighing less than twenty pounds; hens less than 
twelve pounds. 
THE COCK. 
Head: Bright red, long, and caruiiculated : — Beak, strong, 
curved, and well set in the head, — color, light, dark blue, or 
horn: — Face and jaws, rich red: — Eyes, clear and bright. 
Wattle : Bright red, large, and pendant. 
Keck: Long and curving, — color of plumage, slaty or ashy- 
blue. 
Back: Long, curving, and slanting to the tail, — color of 
plumage, slaty or ashy-blue, and the more free from black 
dotting the better. 
Breast and Body: Breast, broad and full: — Body, long and 
deep, — color of plumage, slaty or ashy-blue throughout, and 
the more free from black dotting the better. 
Wings: Large and powerful, — color of plumage, slaty or 
ashy-blue. 
Tail: Slaty or ashy-blue. 
Legs: Thighs, long and stout, — color ol plumage, slaty or 
ashy-blue: — Shanks, long and strong, and light or dark blue in 
color. 
