STANDARD OF PERFECTION 247 
Hardness of Feather: Feathers short, lying close, hard, firm, 
strong. 
COLOR OF MALE. 
Head: Plumage, red or maroon. 
Beak: Yellow, or yellow striped with horn. 
Eyes: Pearl, yellow or daw. 
Comb, Face, Wattles and Eak-Lobes: Rich red or purplish. 
Neck: Plumage, other than hackle, black; hackle, dark red, shading 
into reddish-maroon. 
Wings: Wing-fronts, black; wing- bows, a rich, glossy, dark red; 
coverts, glossy greenish-black, forming a wide bar across the wings; pri- 
maries, black, outer edge rich bay; secondaries, part of outer web forming 
wing-bay, rich bay, the remainder of feathers black. 
Back: Rich, glossy, dark red or maroon; saddle feathers, rich, dark 
red. 
Tail: Black; sickle feathers and tail coverts, ricn, glossy greenish- 
black. 
Breast: Glossy black. 
Body and Stern: Black. 
Thighs and Shanks: Thighs, black. Shanks and feet, yellow. 
Under-Color: Slate, tinged with brown. 
COLOR OF FEMALE. 
Head: Plumage, dark brown. 
Beak: Yellow, or yellow and horn. 
Eyes: Pearl, yellow or daw. 
Comb, Face, Wattles and Ear-Lobes: Rich red or purplish. 
Neck: Plumage, other than hackle, cinnamon-brown; hackle, dark 
brown, or brown striped with black. 
Wings: Wing- fronts, wing-bows, coverts and secondaries, brown; 
primaries, very dark brown. 
Back: Dark or cinnamon-brown, not infrequently penciled. 
Tail: Very dark brown or black. 
Breast: Cinnamon-brown, not infrequently penciled. 
Body and Stern: Brown. 
Thighs and Shanks: Thighs, brown. Shanks and feet, yellow. 
Under-Color: Slate, tinged with brown. 
