STANDARD OF PERFECTION 93 
Body and Fluff: Body, broad, full, compact. Fluff, moderately 
full. 
Legs and Toes: Thighs, of medium length, large, strong, well 
covered with soft feathers; shanks, fine in bone. Toes, of medium length, 
straight, well spread. Shanks and toes free from feathers, stubs and 
down. 
SHAPE OF FEMALE. 
Head: Small. 
Beak: Short, stout, regularly curved. 
Eyes: Large, oval. 
^Comb: Rose, similar to that of male, but much smaller. 
Wattles and Ear- Lobes: Wattles, rather small and well rounded. 
Ear-lobes, of medium size, oblong. 
Neck: Short, slightly arched, tapering. 
Wings: Rather large, well folded. 
Back: Of medium length, broad, slightly concave. 
Tail: Full, rather long, slightly expanded, carried at an angle of 
forty-five degrees from the horizontal. 
Breast: Round, full. 
Body and Fluff: Bodv, broad, full, compact. Fluff, moderately 
full. 
Legs and Toes: Thighs, of medium length, large, strong, well cov- 
ered with soft feathers; shanks, fine in bone. Toes, of medium length, 
straight, well spread. Shanks and toes free from feathers, stubs and 
down. 
COLOR OF MALE AND FEMALE. 
Beak: Yellow. 
Eyes: Reddish-bay. 
Comb, Face, Wattles and Ear-Lobes: Bright red. 
Shanks and Toes: Yellow. 
-Plumage: Slate, feathers in all sections of the fowl, crossed through- 
out their entire length, by regular, parallel, sharply defined, dark and light 
bars that stop short of positive black and positive white, tip of each feather 
dark, free from shafting, brownish tinge, or metallic sheen; under-color, 
slate: excellence to be determined by distinct contrasts, and evenness and 
clearness of barring. The male may be one or two shades lighter than 
the female. 
