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THE AMERICAN 
CRESTED WHITE DVCKS. 
DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
Birds not matching in the show-pen^ crooked hacks; deformi- 
ty of any kind; colored feathers in any part of the plumage. 
DRAKE AND DTJCK. 
Head: Of medium size, and crested, — color of plumage, 
pure white: — Eyes, large and bright. 
Bill: Of medium size, — color, yellow. 
Crest: Large, and well balanced on the top of the head, — 
color, pure white. 
INeck: Eather long, — color of plumage, pure white. 
Back: Of medium length and width, — color of plumage, 
w^hite. 
Breast and Body: Breast, round and full: — Body, of me- 
dium length, and round, — color of plumage, pure white 
throughout. 
Wings: Of medium length, and smoothly folded against the 
sides, — color of plumage, pure white. 
Tail: Feathers, hard and stiff, — curled feathers, stiff, — color, 
pure white. 
Legs: Thighs, short and stout, — color of plumage, pure 
white: — Shanks, light orange color. 
