ANCONAS. 
Disqualifications. 
Red in ear-lobes covering more than one- half of surface; red in any 
part of plumage; shanks other than yellow or yellow mottled with black. 
(See general disqualifications.) 
SHAPE OF MALE. 
Head: Moderate in length, fairly deep. 
Beak: Not too long, nicely curved. 
Eyes: Medium size and nearly round. 
Comb: Single, medium size, straight and upright, firm and even on 
head; having five distinct points, deeply serrated and extending well over 
back of head with no tendency to follow shape of neck; smooth, free from 
twists, folds and excrescences. 
Face: Smooth, fine in texture, nearly round. 
Wattles and Ear- Lobes: Wattles, long, thin, well rounded, smooth 
in texture, free from folds or wrinkles. Ear-lobes, a broadened almond- 
shape, of moderate size, smooth, fitting closely to head. 
Neck: Long, nicely arched; hackle, abundant, flowing well over 
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, well 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, 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, fairly deep. 
Beak: Not too long, nicely curved. 
Eyes: Medium in size and nearly round. 
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