STANDARD OF PERFECTION 117 
to shape of head; divided into five points; free from side sprigs and other 
imperfections; fine in texture. 
Face : Of fine texture. 
Wattles and Ear- Lobes: Wattles, small, nicely rounded; fine in 
texture. Ear-lobes, oblong, fairly well defined; fine in texture. 
Neck: Short, nicely arched; hackle, very full, flowing well over 
shoulders and cape. 
Wings: Small, completely folded; fronts, embedded in plumage ot 
breast; tips, concealed between cushion and thigh plumage; wing- bows, 
smooth and exceedingly well rounded; loose or hanging flights very ob- 
jectionable. 
Back: Apparently short, very broad, well rounded. 
Shoulders: Broad; flat across under hackle. 
Cushion: Rising very full from back at base of hackle or cape, very 
large and round; plumage, profuse, flowing over tips of wings, well into 
thigh fluff and almost covering tail feathers. 
Tail: Short, broad at base, carried rather low; well filled underneath 
with profusion of soft feathers and nearly enveloped by tail-coverts, which 
help to form the cushion. 
Breast: Carried low in front, full, well rounded, of great breadth 
and depth. 
Body and Fluff: Body, of medium length, broad, deep, full and 
well rounded from point of breast to abdomen; abdomen, well let down 
between legs, full and round from breast bone to tail, with great length 
and fullness of feather. Fluff, full, soft, profuse. 
Legs: Moderately large, straight, strong, set well apart; thighs, of 
medium length, with great profusion of long, soft, outstanding fluff plum- 
age, completely hiding hocks or knee-joints, and covering shanks almost 
to feet; hocks should be covered with a profusion of soft, flexible feathers, 
curving inward about knee-joints: free from vulture-like feathers. Shanks, 
short, stout in bone, covered profusely with long plumage. 
Toes: Straight, well spread; middle and outer toes completely 
feathered to ends. 
