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THE AMERICAN 
COLORED MUSCOVY DUCKS. 
DISQUALIFICATIONS. 
Birds not matching in the show-pen^ crooked hacks; deformity 
of any kind. 
DRAKE AISTD DXJCK. 
Head: E-ather long, and, in the drake, large, the top being 
covered with long crest-like feathers, which are readily raised 
or depressed by the bird when it becomes excited or alarmed; 
— color of plumage, glossy bhick and white: — Eyes, large and 
bright: — Face, covered with scarlet-colored flesh, with scarlet 
caruncles at the base of the bill, which increase in size with 
age, more especially so in males. 
Bill: Dark horn-color, — of medium length and width, but 
very stout. 
Neck: Of medium length, and well curved. 
Back: Broad, long, and somewhat flat, — color of plumage, 
lustrous blue-blacli, sometimes broken with white feathers. 
Breast and Body: Breast, broad and full:— Body, long 
and broad, — color of plumage, rich, dark blue-black, some- 
times broken with white, — tlie darker plumage highly lustrous. 
Wings: Very long, and stout; — primaries, white; — second- 
aries, either white or black ;— wing-coverts, rich, lustrous blue- 
black. 
Tail: Bather long, with an abundant supply of stift* and 
stout plumage, — color, either blacK or white, tlie latter pre- 
ferred. 
Legs: Thighs, very short and stout, — color of plumage, 
black or white, the latter preferred :—Shauks, short and stout, 
varying in color from j^ellow to dark lead-color or black. 
