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feather. Many specimens of the present day are too light and 
mealy in colour, and haye not that defined double lacing. Indian 
game hens without doubt should be double laced, and every bird 
has it more or less, and we do not want a better authority than 
the well known artist Mr. Ludlow, who examines the feathers 
microscopically for his drawings, and he distinctly says that those 
under feathers which appear to the naked eye clear, show under the 
microscope shadings of double ‘lacing. As this is such a feature of 
the breed, and unlike any, other breed, why should we sacrifice it, 
as it certainly can be retained, together with the other essential 
good points. 
The following are the English and the American Standards of 
Perfection. 
ENGLISH INDIAN GAME STANDARD. 
Fixed and adopted by the English Indian Game Club. 
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS. : 
Head and Neck.—General appearance of head rather long and 
thickish, not so keen as in English game nor as thick as in Malays, 
yet somewhat beetle-browed, but not nearly as much as in the 
Malay. Skull broadish. Neck medium length and slightly arched. 
Beak.—Horn colour or yellow striped with horn, strong, well 
curved, stout where set on head, giving the bird a powerful 
appearance. ; 
Whole Face.—Smooth and fine in texture, including deaf ears, 
throat not as bare as in English game, being dotted over with 
small feathers. 
Comb (in undubbed birds).—Irregular pea comb, the more 
regular however, the better; small, closely set on to head, deaf 
ears small and wattles very scanty. 
Hyebrows.—Very slightly beetle-browed, but not giving such a 
cruel expression as in the Malay; eye full and bold, of yellow 
colour. 
Neck.—Medium length and slightly arched. 
Hackle.—Short, just covering base of neck, twisted hackle 
objectionable. 
BODY. 
General Shape.—Very thick and compact; very broad at 
shoulders, the shoulder butts showing prominently, but the bird 
