STANDARD OF PERFECTION 133 
Neck: Long, nicely arched; hackle abundant, flowing well over the 
shoulders. 
Wings: Large, well folded. 
Back: Of moderate length, somewhat rounded at shoulders, slightly 
sloping downward from shoulders to center of back, then rising in a grad- 
ually increasing concave sweep to tail. 
Tail: Large, Avell spread: main tail feathers carried at an angle of 
forty-five degrees from the horizontal; sickles, long, well curved; coverts, 
abundant. 
Breast: Well rounded: carried well forward. 
Body and Fluff: Body, of moderate length and fairly deep; straight 
from front to rear. Fluff, short. 
Legs and Toes: Thighs and shanks, moderately long and slender. 
SHAPE OF FEMALE. 
Head: Moderate in length and fairly deep, well rounded. 
Beak: .Not too long, nicely curved. 
Eyes: Medium in size and nearly round. 
Comb, Single: Medium in size, deeply serrated, having five distinct 
points, the front portion of comb and first point to stand erect and the 
remainder of comb drooping gradually to one side; fine in texture, free 
from folds or wrinkles. .. 
Comb, Rose: Small, square in front, firm and even on head, taper- 
ing evenly from front to rear and terminating in a well developed spike, 
which extends horizontally back of head; flat and covered with very small, 
rounded points. 
Face: Smooth, fine in texture, nearly round. 
Wattles and Ear-Lobes: Wattles, of moderate size, thin, well 
rounded. Ear-lobes, oval in shape, smooth, thin, free from folds or 
wrinkles, fitting closely to the head. 
Neck: Long, slender and gracefully arched. 
Wings: Large, well folded. 
Back: Of moderate length, somewhat rounded, with a slight slope 
downward from shoulders to center of back, and then rising in a concave 
incline to the tail. 
Tail: Long, full, well spread, carried at an angle of forty degrees 
from the horizontal. 
Breast: Well rounded, carried well forward. 
Body and Fluff: Body, moderately long, fairly deep, straight from 
front to rear. Fluff, rather short, more developed than in male. 
Legs and Toes: Thighs and shanks moderately long, slender. 
Toes straight. 
