STANDARD OF PERFECTION 159 
Neck: Lustrous bluish-black. 
Wings: Wing-bows, lustrous bluish-black; primaries, a clear, even, 
medium shade of slaty-blue; secondaries, inner web a clear, even shade 
of slaty-blue, outer web slaty-blue, each feather having a well-defined 
lacing of a darker shade; wing-coverts, a clear, even, medium shade of 
slaty-blue, having a well-defined lacing of a darker shade. 
Back: Lustrous bluish-black. 
Tail: Sickles, lustrous bluish-black; tail-coverts, lustrous bluish- 
black; main tail feathers, a clear, even slaty-blue, with a well-defined lacing 
of bluish-black. 
Breast: A clear, even, medium shade of slaty-blue, each feather 
having a well-defined lacing of a darker shade. 
Body and Fluff: Body, a clear, even, medium shade of slaty-blue, 
each feather having a well defined lacing of a darker shade. Fluff, slaty- 
blue. 
Legs and Toes: Thighs, a clear, even shade of slaty-blue; shanks 
and toes, leaden-blue. 
COLOR OF FEMALE. 
Head: Plumage, slaty-blue. 
Beak: Horn. 
Eyes: Reddish-bay. 
Comb, Face and Wattles: Bright red. 
Ear-Lobes: White. 
Neck: Slaty- blue, laced with a darker shade. 
Wings: Primaries, a clear, even, medium shade of slaty-blue; re- 
mainder of the wing an even shade of slaty-blue, darker than that of pri- 
maries; feathers in all sections, except primaries, laced with a darker shade. 
Back: Slaty-blue, each feather having a well-defined lacing of a 
darker shade. 
Tail: Slaty-blue, laced with a darker shade. 
Breast: Slaty-blue, each feather having a well-defined lacing of a 
darker shade. 
Body and Fluff: Body, slaty-blue, each feather having a well- 
defined lacing of a darker shade. Fluff, slaty-blue. 
Legs and Toes: Thighs, slaty-blue; shanks and toes, leaden-blue. 
