MINORCAS. 
Minorcas are the largest of the Mediterranean class. Formerly they 
were called Red-Faced Black Spanish. They are distinguished by long 
bodies, very large combs, long, full wattles, large, white ear-lobes, dark- 
colored legs and pinkish-white or flesh-colored skin. The Minorca head 
is carried rather high; the back is long and sloping; the tail is spread some- 
what and only moderately elevated, being carried at an angle of forty 
degrees from the horizontal. Their legs are firm, muscular and set 
squarely under the long, powerful-looking bodies. At the shoulders the 
back has the appearance of being rather flat. The lines of breast and 
body are well rounded, and the general bearing of the birds, male and 
female, is graceful, and commanding for their size. The Minorca plum- 
age is compact, smooth on surface, fitting closely to the body in all sections. 
The beetle-green, brilliant black surface color of the Black variety should 
be free from purple, and the plumage of the White variety should be free 
from foreign color. 
STANDARD WEIGHTS. 
Single Comb Black. 
Cock 9 lbs. Hen 7$ lbs. 
Cockerel 7j lbs. Pullet 6j lbs. 
Single Comb White and Rose Comb Black. 
Cock 8 lbs. Hen 6j lbs. 
Cockerel 6j lbs. Pullet &\ lbs. 
SHAPE OF MALE. 
Head : Moderately long, wide, deep. 
Beak: Of good length, stout, well curved. 
Eyes: Large, oval. 
Comb, Single: Moderately large, straight and upright, firm and even 
on head; smooth; deeply and evenly serrated, having six regular and dis- 
tinct points, the middle points the longest and same in length as width of 
blade; front not to extend beyond point half way between nostrils and 
point of beak, but extending well over back of head, with a tendency to 
follow shape of neck. 
Comb, Rose: Moderately large, square in front, firm and even on 
head, tapering evenly from front to rear, terminating in a well-developed 
spike which extends well back of head and inclines slightly below the 
horizontal; top, flat, and covered with small, rounded points. 
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