270 AMERICAN POULTRY ASSOCIATION 
Tail: Large, carried fairly upright. 
Breast: Full, round, prominent. 
Body and Fluff: Body, rather short, deep and compact. Fluff, 
short. 
Legs and Toes: Thighs, of medium size, short; shanks, very short, 
smooth. Toes, straight. Shanks and toes free from feathers and down. 
BLACK-TAILED JAPANESE BANTAMS. 
D isq ucdifications. 
Combs other than single; shanks other than yellow; cocks weighing 
over 30 ounces; hens weighing over 26 ounces; cockerels weighing over 20 
ounces; pullets weighing over 24 ounces. (See general disqualifications.) 
COLOR OF MALE. 
Head: White. 
Beak: Yellow. 
Eyes: Reddish-bay. 
Comb, Face, Wattles and Ear- Lobes: Bright red. 
Neck: White. 
Wings: Primaries, dark slate or black, edged with white; secondaries, 
dark slate or black, with wide edging of white on upper web, lower web 
white; coverts, white. The wing, when folded, shows white only. 
Back: White; saddle feathers, white. 
Tail: Black; sickles and coverts, black, edged with white. 
Breast: White. 
Body and Fluff: White. 
Legs and Toes: Thighs, white; shanks and toes, yellow. 
COLOR OF FEMALE. 
Head: White. 
Beak: Yeilow. 
Eyes: Reddish-bay. 
Comb, Face, Wattles and Ear- Lobes: Bright red. 
Neck: White. 
Wings: Primaries, dark slate or black, edged with white; secondaries, 
dark slate or black with wide edging of white on upper web, lower web 
white; coverts, white. The wing when folded shows white only. 
Back: White. 
Tail: Black; coverts, white. Two top feathers edged with white. 
Breast: White. 
Body and Fluff: White. 
Legs and Toes: Thighs, white; shanks and toes, yellow. 
