22 
jecting forward slightly beyond the wing fronts when the bird is 
standing erect. 
Body and Stern.—Body well-rounded at the sides, keel bone 
straight, stern well tucked up underneath. 
Wings.—Short and closely folded, the fronts standing out promi- 
nently from the body at the shoulders, and the points well rounded. 
Tail.—Rather short, compact, and folded close when the bird is 
standing at ease; carried at a slightly greater elevation than that of 
the male, due to the less erect carriage of the bird. 
Thighs and Shanks.—Thighs round, stout, and moderately long ; 
shanks, moderately long, but not stilty, standing well apart, stout 
in bone and smoothly scaled. 
Feet.—Large, clean and flat; the toes long, clean, straight and 
well spread, the hind toe set low and extending backward; the nails 
strong and well-shaped. 
Plumage.—Short, hard, and very glossy. 
Body in Hand.—Firm, compact and muscular. 
Carriage and Style.—Hrect, upright and commanding, similar to 
that of the male, but not quite so erect. 
‘Size.—Large, the larger the better, other qualities being equal. 
THE MALE COLOUR. 
Beak.—Vorn colour or yellow striped with horn. 
Head—Black. 
Liyes.—Daw. 
Comb, Wattles and Har-lobes.—Bright red. 
Neck.—Wackle, green'glossy black, with brown crimson shaft to 
each feather. 
Back.—Green glossy black and dark crimson red intermixed, the 
black greatly predominating. Saddle, like the back, but with a 
somewhat larger proportion of dark crimson red. 
Breast.—Rich glossy black, free from any other colour. 
Body and Stern.—Black. 
Wings.—Wing fronts black, wing bow green glossy black and 
dark crimson red intermixed, the black greatly predominating. 
Wing coverts forming the wing bar, metallic black. Primaries, - 
black, except a narrow edging of bay or cinnamon brown on the 
outside of lower web. Secondaries, upper web black, lower web 
about one-third black next to shaft of feather, the remainder being 
bay or cinnamon brown. 
