Spanish. 
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round, and slanting towards the tail ; Wings, long and powerful, carried tucked up closely to the body ; 
Breast, rounded, and carried very prominent ; Legs and Feet, Thigh sand Shanks, long and slender, the 
hocks sparsely feathered ; Toes, long, thin, and fine ; Tail, large, the sickles nicely arched, the whole tail 
carried rather high, but not squiirel fashion ; Size, from 6 to 8 lbs. ; General Shape, rather slightly built, 
tall, and thin ; Carriage, very upright and majestic, with constant movement of the head and neck. 
Gkneral Characteristics of Hen. 
Similar to the cock in all points, making allowance for difference in sex, with the exception of the comb, 
which falls over the side with a clean sweep, almost entirely hiding one side of the face. 
Colour of White-faced Black Spanish. 
In Both Sexes. — Beak, horn colour ; Comb and Wattles, bright red, except the inside of upper part of 
the wattles, and across the throat, which are white, similar to face ; JFacc and Checks, the purest white, of a 
soft, kid-like appearance, the white extends over the eye in the form of an arch, extending well back, 
encirchng the ear (the latter appearing as a black spot), thence turning down, merging into the ear-lobe, 
which is of the same pure spotless white as the face. The face should be as free from folds or unevenness 
as possible, and the white should not grow over the eye, but leave the sight perfectly clear ; Legs and Feet, 
medium leaden blue, the webs of toes a pinkish tinge, this colour running up the inside and outside of the 
scales of the shanks ; Plnmage, throughout a beautiful, lustrous, pure black, especially in the cock. 
Colour of White Spanish. 
The same in all points as the White-face Black variety, with the exception of the plumage, which is a 
pure spotless white throughout. 
Value of Defects in Judging. 
White-Faced Black or White Spanish. 
(A bird perfect in shape, style, colour, face, size, and condition to count loo points.) 
DEFECTS to BE DEDUCTED. 
Bad shaped comb lo 
Deficiency in size of Face... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... lo 
Roughness and want of quality in face lo 
Sight obstructed lo 
Ear-lobes folded, or wrinkled ... ... ... ... ... ... lo 
Scabs or sores in the white of face and lobes ... ... ... ... ... 5 
Faulty plumage 10 
Want of size 10 
Want of symmetry ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 10 
Want of condition 15 
100 
Dlsqualifications. 
Cock's comb falling over, twisted in front, side sprigs ; hen's comb erect, any red stain in face, plumage 
of any other colour than pure black on the Black variety, or pure white in the White variety ; legs of any 
other Colour than leaden colour, blue, or black ; crooked backs, or any bodily deformity, pronounced squirrel 
tail, combs trimmed or pierced, trimming away of the feathers between the top of face and base of comb ; 
or any oth"er fraudulent dyeing or dressing of the plumage, face, legs, and feet. 
We are indebted to the kindness of Mr. W. Samson, of Footscray, Victoria, the Hon. Sec. of the 
Victorian Spanish, Andalusian, Minorca, and Leghorn Club for the appended Standard, issued by the Club, 
for White and Black Spanish. 
Standard for Judging Spanish. 
General Characteristics of Cock. 
Head, general appearance of head very large and deep, though aristocratic ; Skull, large 
every way, but especially deep in the cheeks ; Beak, rather long, but not thin ; Comb, very large, single, 
