Black

Comb, Face, Wattles & Ear Lobes:   Bright Red                             

Beak:                                                   Horn

Eyes:                                                    Black            

Beard & Muffs:                                  Black,  

Shanks and Toes:                                Bluish Slate First year; lighter in later years; Plumage, Black

Plumage:                                             The quill and surface of every feather pure black. Rich beetle

                                                             green sheen is desired in the males and also some brilliance in

                                                             the female plumage also.

Under color:                                        a dull black. 

Disqualifications:

                                                            More than one appearance of more than ½ inch of positive

                                                            white in any section of the plumage – any appearance of any

                                                            other color excepting varying shades of gray in the Undercolor

                                                            in any section of the plumage.

Defects:

                                                                                Purple sheen or purple barring of the plumage.