BLACK SUMATRAS. 
Disq ualifications. 
Combs other than pea; white ear-lobes; feathers other than black in 
any part of plumage. (See general disqualifications.) 
SCALE OF POINTS. 
Symmetry 10 
Condition 10 
Comb — Shape 3, Color 3 
Head and Beak — Shape 2, Color 2 4 
Eyes — Shape 2, Color 2 4 
Ear-Lobes and Wattles 2 
Neck — Shape 4, Color 4 8 
Wings — Shape 4, Color 4 8 
Back — Shape 4, Color 4 8 
Tail — Shape 7, Color 5 12 
Breast — Shape 4, Color 4 8 
Body and Stern — Shape 4, Color 4 8 
Legs and Toes — Shape 4, Color 4 8 
Length of Feathers 4 
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SHAPE OF MALE. 
Head: Short and round. 
Beak: Of medium length, strong, well curved. 
Eyes: Large and bold. 
^Comb: Pea, small. 
Wattles and Ear-Lobes: Very small. 
Neck: Rather long, well arched; hackle, long, flowing. 
Wings: Long, large, carried with fronts slightly raised; points of 
feathers folded closely together, not drooping and not carried over the back. 
Back: Of medium length, broad at shoulders, slightly narrowing to 
tail, with very long, flowing saddle feathers. 
Tail: Long, drooping, carried at an angle of thirty degrees above the 
horizontal, with abundance of feathers and coverts which should be long 
and flowing. 
Breast: Broad, full. 
Body and Stern: Body, firm, muscular, tapering to tail. Stern, 
compact. 
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