STANDARD OF PERFECTION 9.> 
Back: Broad, long, carried horizontally, with slight concave sweep 
to tail; saddle feathers, of medium length, abundant. 
Tail: Of medium length, well spread, carried at an angle of forty 
degrees from the horizontal, thus increasing the apparent length of the 
fowl; sickles, of medium length, extending slightly beyond main tail 
feathers; lesser sickles and tail-coverts, of medium length, large, well 
covered with soft feathers. 
Breast: Deep, full, well rounded. 
Body and Fluff: Body, broad, deep, long; keel-bone, long, straight, 
extending w r ell forward, giving body an oblong appearance; feathers 
carried close to body. Fluff, moderately full. 
Shanks and Toes: Shanks, of medium length, well rounded, smooth, 
set well apart. Toes, of medium length, straight, strong, well spread. 
Shanks and toes free from feathers, stubs and down. 
SHAPE OF FEMALE. 
Head : Medium size, carried horizontally and slightly forward. 
Beak: Medium length, slightly curved. 
Eyes: Large, oval. 
Comb: Single, medium in size, set firmly upon head, perfectly straight 
and upright, with five, even and well defined points, those in front and 
rear smaller than those in center. 
Comb: Rose, low, firm on head, much smaller than that of the male, 
and, in proportion to its length, narrower; covered with small points and 
terminating in a small, short spike at the rear. 
Wattles and Ear- Lobes: Wattles, of medium size, equal in length, 
regularly curved. Ear-lobes, oblong, well defined, smooth, proportionate 
in size to other head adjuncts. 
Neck: Of medium length; hackle, moderately full. 
Wings: Rather large, well folded; fronts, well covered by breast 
feathers; flights, carried nearly horizontal. 
Back: Broad, long, carried horizontally. 
Tail: Rather short, moderately spread, carried at an angle of thirty- 
five degrees from the horizontal. 
Breast: Deep, full, well rounded. 
Body and Fluff: Body, broad, deep, long; keel-bone, long, straight, 
extending well forward, giving body an oblong appearance; feathers car- 
ried close to body. Fluff, moderately full. 
Legs and Toes: Thighs, of medium length, well covered with soft 
feathers; shanks, of medium length, well rounded, smooth. Toes, of med 
ium length, straight, strong, well spread. Shanks and toes free from 
feathers, stubs and down. 
