STANDARD OF PERFECTION 177 
BLACK ORPINGTONS. 
Disqualifications. 
Positive white in ear-lobes covering more than one-third of surface; 
one-half inch or more of white in any part of plumage; yellow skin. 
COLOR OF MALE AND FEMALE. 
Beak: Black. 
Eyes: Black, or dark brown. 
Comb, Face, Wattles and Ear- Lobes: Bright red. 
Shanks and Toes: Black; web and bottom of toes, white. 
Plumage: Surface, lustrous greenish-black throughout; under-color, 
black. 
WHITE ORPINGTONS. 
D isqualifications. 
Positive white in ear-lobes covering more than one-third of surface; 
feathers other than white in any part of plumage; yellow skin; shanks 
other than white or pinkish-white. 
COLOR OF MALE AND FEM\LE. 
Beak: White, or pinkish- white. 
Eyes: Reddish-bay. 
Comb, Face, Wattles and Ear-Lobes: Bright red. 
Shanks and Toes: White, or pinkish-white. 
Plumage: Web, fluff and quills of feathers in all sections, pure white. 
