STANDARD OF PERFECTION 175 
Wattles and Ear- Lobes: Wattles of medium size, well rounded 
at lower edges. Ear-lobes, medium size, oblong, smooth. 
Neck: Rather short, well arched, with abundant hackle. 
Wings: Of medium size, well folded; wing-fronts, well covered by 
breast feathers; wing-points, well covered by saddle feathers. 
Back: Broad, medium, flat at shoulders, rising with a full concave 
sweep to tail; saddle feathers, of medium length, abundant. 
Tail: Moderately long, fairly well spread, carried at an angle of 
forty-five degrees from the horizontal, forming no apparent angle with 
back where these sections join; sickles, of medium length, spreading 
laterally beyond main tail feathers; lesser sickles and tail-coverts, of me- 
dium length, nicely curved, sufficiently abundant to cover the main tail 
feathers. 
Breast: Broad, deep, and well rounded. 
Body and Fluff: Body, broad, deep; keel-bone, rather long, 
straight, extending well forward. Fluff, moderately full. 
Legs and Toes: Thighs, large, rather short, covered with soft 
feathers; shanks, short, stout in bone, smooth. Toes, of medium length, 
straight, strong, well spread. Shanks and toes, free from feathers and 
down. 
SHAPE OF FEMALE. 
Head : Rather large, broad, deep. 
Beak: Short, stout, regularly curved. 
Eyes: Large, oval. 
Comb: Single, of medium size, set firmly on head, perfectly straight 
and upright; five well-defined points, those in front and rear smaller than 
middle ones; fine in texture. 
Wattles and Ear-Lobes: Wattles, of medium length, fine in tex- 
ture. Ear-lobes, of medium size, oblong. 
Neck: Rather short, well arched, nicely tapering to head, having a 
moderately full hackle. 
Wings: Of medium size, well folded. 
Back: Broad, moderately long, rising with concave sweep to tail. 
Tail: Moderately long, fairly well spread, carried at an angle of 
forty-five degrees from the horizontal; tail-coverts, abundant. 
Breast: Broad, deep, well rounded. 
Body and Fluff: Body, rather long, broad, deep; keel-bone, rather 
long, straight, extending well forward. Fluff, moderately full. 
Legs and Toes: Thighs, large, rather short, covered with soft 
feathers; shanks, short, stout, set well apart, smooth. Toes, of medium 
length, straight, strong, well spread. Shanks and toes, free from feathers 
and down. 
