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Wings — Ample, carried close up to the body. 
Tail — Large, carried rather upright, but not over the 
back, the two highest feathers slightly curved, espe- 
cially in pullets. 
Thighs — Long and slender. 
Legs — Long, dark leaden blue, or blue. 
Plumage — Black, with a rich metallic lustre on the 
back and wings. 
Carriage — Upright, movement quick. 
Disqualifications in Spanish Hens. 
Duplicature of comb, comb small and erect (prick- 
combed) ; decided red mark over the eye 5 plumage of 
any other colour except black, or metallic black ; legs of 
any other colour except dark leaden blue, or blue ; 
birds that are trimmed in any part whatever. 
Points in Spanish Fowl. 
Comb 2 
Face 3 
Ear-lobe . . • • • • -3 
Purity of White, Face and Ear-lobe . 2 
Symmetry . . .... 3 
Condition of Plumage ... .2 
GAME. 
GENERAL SHAPE. 
THE COCK. 
Strong, curved, very stout at the base. 
Comb — In a chicken that has not been dubbed, single, 
small and thin, low in front, serrated, erect, and 
straight ; in older birds, neatly dubbed, smooth, and 
free from warty appearances, small feathers or ridges 
on the edges. 
Head — Long, thin, and taper, very strong at the junc- 
ture with the neck. 
Eyes — Large, bright, and prominent, perfectly alike in 
colour, with a quick, fearless expression. 
Face and Throat — Lean and thin. 
Neck — Rather long and neatly arched, hackle short and 
very close. 
Bach — Rather short, flat, broad across the shoulders 
and narrowing to the tail. 
Breast — Broad, round, and full. 
Stern — Slender and very neat, saddle feathers very 
short and close. 
Wings — Strong, long, and very powerful ; the butts 
and shoulder part slightly raised, as if for a sudden 
spring, the remainder of the wings not drooping, but 
carried neatly and compactly to the sides, passing 
over the upper part of the thighs, the points resting 
under the saddle feathers. 
Tail — Rather long, the feathers very sound and not 
too broad, carried well together, and not spread out, 
scattered or loose. 
Sickle Feathers and Tail Coverts — Perfectly sound, 
narrow, hard, and wiry, not hanging loosely, well 
carried and neatly curved 5 the whole of the tail 
going backwards and not upright over the back, or 
squirrel -tailed. 
Thighs — Round, stout, hard, and firm, rather short in 
proportion to the shank, placed well up towards the 
shoulders, and covered with very close short feathers, 
so as to have a velvety appearance. 
Legs — Rather long, sti’ong, bony, clean, standing well 
and evenly apart ; the spurs set on low ; the scales 
close and smooth. 
Feet — Broad, flat, and thin ; toes long, spreading, and 
straight, well furnished with strong nails, with the 
hind toe set low on the foot, standing well backwards 
and flat on the ground, ]iot merely touching with the 
point of the toe, or duck-footed. 
Plumage — Close, sleek, and glossy, body feathers short, 
hard, and firm, quills very strong. 
Body in hand—Yerj muscular, and firm, not soft or 
hollow on the sides, perfectly straight in the breast 
and back, and quite even in the hip bones. 
Carriage — Upright, active and quick. 
THE HEN. 
Beak— hong, slightly curved, sharp at the point, and 
stout at the base. 
Single, small, and thin, low in front, evenly 
serrated, perfectly erect and straight. 
Head — Long, slender, very neat and taper. 
Bright, large, and prominent, perfectly alike in 
colour, with a quick and fiery expression. 
Face — Lean and thin. 
Deaf^ear—YovY small, and close to the face. 
Wattles — Small, thin, and neatly rounded on the edge. 
Throat — Neat, the feathers very short and close. 
Neck — Long, feathers very short, giving the neck a 
slender and very graceful appearance. 
Moderate in length, perfectly flat and broad 
across the shoulders, and narrowing to the tail. 
Wings— hong and powerful, the butts and shoulders 
carried rather high, so as to cause a perfectly flat 
back, the points not drooping, but carried compactly 
to the sides. 
Tail — Moderate in length, not carried over the back, 
but extending backwards ; the feathers not scattered 
or spread out, but held neatly together. 
Breast — Broad, round, and prominent. 
Thighs — Stout, round, and neat, the feathers short and 
very close. 
Legs— hong, very bony, clean, and taper, the scales 
narrow, smooth, close, and neat. 
Feet — Broad, flat, and thin ; toes spreading, long ana 
straight, well furnished with strong nails, the hind 
toe set low on the foot, standing Avell backwards, and 
not duck-footed. 
Plumage — Very close, sleek, and glossy ; body feathers 
short, hard, and firm, quills strong. 
Carriage — Rather upright, very neat, quick, and 
active. 
BLACK-BREASTED RED GAME. 
COLOUR OP COCK. 
Head — Very rich dark red. 
Comb, Face, and Jaivs — Very bright red. 
Eyes — Bright, clear, deep bay. 
Neck Hackle — Rich red, free from black or dark stripes. 
Back, Shoulder, and Shoulder Coverts — Rich dark red. 
Wing Butts — Black. 
,, Bow — Rich dark red, perfectly free from black 
feathers. 
,, Greater and Lesser Coverts — Metallic green 
black, forming a wide bar across the wing, 
perfectly even, well defined, and not irregular 
on the edges. 
,, Primaries — Bay on the outside web, black on 
the inside. 
,, Secondaries — Rich clear bright bay on the out- 
side web, black on the inside web, with a rich 
metallic green black spot on the end of the 
feather. 
Saddle — Rich red. 
Tail — Rich black. 
Sickle Feathers and Tail Coverts — Very rich metalli: 
green black. 
Breast, Underpart of Body and Thighs — Rich black, 
perfectly free from any admixture of red or other 
colour. 
