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just at or above the upper point of the keel-bone. This is a distinctive 
feature of the breed, and shows from the time the chicks shed the down. 
The breast is very wide, round, and prominent, and should always be 
oval and full in contour; the thighs are well rounded, nicely tapering, 
and thick and meaty next the body; shanks, very stout, well scaled, and 
deep orange in color; back toe should be almost flat on the ground; tail, 
close and hard, carried well out, and sickles rather short; wings, tightly 
folded, the ends of the secondaries rounding off abrujdly and resting 
close against the tail or just above it; eye, yellow approaching gray; 
Fig. 36.—Pair of White Indian Games. 
beak, yellow, or striped with horn color. The Indian Game is a beautiful 
bird, and its every movement bespeaks its high breeding. 
MALAY GAMES. 
The Malays (fig. 38) are supposed to be of the parent stock of the Black 
Javas. They have never been popular in this country and are bred for 
exhibition only, not possessing qualities for practical purposes. They 
are of medium size, and in carriage are particularly upright and power¬ 
ful looking, the back standing almost always at an angle of forty-five 
degrees. Their plumage is very close, and red or maroon and black. 
The body tapers from the broad shoulders to the tail, which droops 
almost in a straight line with the back. The thighs are long and 
powerful. A striking feature of the Malay is the head. It is long 
