116 AMERICAN POULTRY ASSOCIATION 
of head to back; hackle, very long and abundant, flowing well over shoul- 
ders and cape. 
Wings: Carried well up, small and completely folded* fronts, em- 
bedded in plumage of breast; tips, nicely tucked under saddle plumage; 
wing-bows, smooth and exceedingly well rounded; loose or hanging flights 
very objectionable. 
Back: Apparently short, very broad, well rounded. 
Shoulders: Very broad; flat across under hackle. 
Saddle or Cushion: Rising from back at base of hackle or cape, 
very broad and round; plumage very profuse and long; saddle feathers, 
flowing over tips of wings and mingling with fluff and under-plumage of 
tail. 
Tail: Main tail, short, well spread at base, filled underneath with 
profusion of soft feathers and enveloped by coverts and lesser sickles, 
showing as little stiff feathers as possible; saddle and tail to have soft, 
round, bulky appearance. 
Breast: Carried forward, very full, well rounded, of great breadth 
and depth. 
Body and Fluff: Body, moderately long, broad, deep, well rounded 
from point of breast to abdomen; abdomen, well let down between the 
legs, broad and well rounded from breast bone to tail, depending more for 
fullness on length of feathers than on muscular development. Fluff, full, 
soft, abundant. 
Legs: Very strong, large, straight, set well apart. Thighs, of 
moderate length; the more long, soft, outstanding plumage, extending 
well down the shanks and covering knee or hock joints, the better, having 
the appearance of two great globes of feathers concealing the legs from 
view. Hocks, covered with flexible feathers, curving inward about the 
joints; free from vulture-like feathering. Shanks, short, stout in bone; 
plumage, long, beginning just below hocks and covering front and outer 
sides of shanks, from which it should be outstanding, the upper part 
growing out from under thigh plumage and continuing into foot feathering. 
There should be no marked break in the outlines between the plumage 
of these sections; they should merge naturally into each other and blend 
together. 
Toes: Straight, stout, well spread; middle and outer toes, completely 
feathered to ends. 
SHAPE OF FEMALE. 
Head: Neat looking, fairly full in skull; fashioned after that of male, 
except finer in form. 
Beak: Short, stout at base, curving to point. 
Eyes: Of medium size, mild in expression. 
Comb: Single, small, straight and upright, nicely rounded to conform 
