STANDARD OF PERFECTION 275 
Wings: Large, well folded. 
Back: Straight, wide across the shoulders, tapering to tail; saddle 
feathers, abundant. 
Tail: Large, well expanded, carried at an angle of forty-five degrees 
from the horizontal; sickles and coverts, well curved, abundant. 
Breast: Round, deep, full, prominent. 
Body and Fluff: Body, full, comparatively wide at shoulders, 
tapering from front to rear. Fluff, rather short. 
Legs and Toes: Thighs, of medium length and size; shanks, of 
medium length. Toes, straight. Shanks and toes free from feathers and 
down. 
SHAPE OF FEMALE. 
Head: Similar to that of the male, but smaller. 
Beak : Rather long. 
Nostrils: Large, with crown elevated above ordinary curve of beak. 
Eyes: Large, full, bright. 
Comb and Crest: Comb, V-shaped, having two prongs of small 
size — the smaller the better — retreating into crest, natural absence of 
same not to be considered a defect. Crest, very large, round, even on head. 
Beard: In bearded varieties, thick, full, extending back to crest. 
Wattles and Ear- Lobes: Wattles, thin, small, well rounded on 
lower edges. Ear-lobes, small, even in surface, rounded on lower edges. 
Neck: Of medium length, tapering, with hackle flowing well over 
shoulders. 
Wings: Large, well folded. 
Back: Straight, broadest at shoulders, tapering to tail. 
Tail: Large, broad, well expanded, carried at an angle of forty-five 
degrees from the horizontal. 
Breast: Round, full, prominent. 
Body and Fluff: Body, full, widest at shoulders, tapering from 
front to rear. Fluff, rather short. 
Legs and Toes: Thighs, of medium length and size; shanks, of 
medium length. Toes, straight. Shanks and toes free from feathers and 
down. 
