STANDARD OF PERFECTION 207 
Back: Long, broad, slightly sloping toward base of tail; saddle 
feathers, abundant. 
Tail: Full, expanded, carried at an angle of forty degrees from the 
horizontal; sickles and coverts, abundant and well curved. 
Breast: Broad, deep, round. 
Body and Fluff: Body, long, compact, well proportioned. Fluff, 
rather short. 
Legs and Toes: Thighs, of medium length, large, set well apart: 
shanks, of medium length. Toes, five upon each foot, straight, except the 
fifth, which should be detached from the others and curve upward. 
Shanks below hocks, and toes, free from feathers and down. 
SHAPE OF FEMALE. 
Head: Of medium *size. 
Beak: Of moderate length, well curved. 
Nostrils: Wide, cavernous. 
Eyes: Large, full. 
Comb .and Crest: Comb, V-shaped, similar to that of male. Crest, 
large, compact, regular, inclining backward in an unbroken mass. 
Beard: Full, well developed, curving around to back of eyes, nearly 
hiding face. 
Wattles and Ear-Lobes: Wattles, of uniform length, small, well 
rounded, nearly concealed by beard. Ear-lobes, entirely concealed by 
crest and beard. 
Neck: Of medium length, well arched. 
Wings: Moderately large, well folded. 
Back: Long, broad, slightly sloping toward base of tail. 
Tail: Of medium length, rather compact; carried at an angle of 
forty degrees from the horizontal. 
Breast: Broad, deep, well rounded. 
Body and Fluff: Body, long, compact, well proportioned. Fluff, 
rather short. 
Legs and Toes: Thighs, short, strong, set well apart: shanks, of 
medium length. Toes, five upon each foot, straight, except the fifth, 
which should be detached from the others and curved upward. Shanks 
l>elow hocks, and toes, free from feathers and down. 
COLOR OF MALE AND FEMALE. 
Beak: Dark horn. 
Eyes: Reddish-bay. 
Comb, Face and Wattles: Bright red. 
Ear-Lobes: White. 
Plumage: Surface, glossy black, mottled with white, the end of 
