. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. Fig. 583. Pekin ducks. layer, and the young grow rapidly. The Crested White is an excellent market variety, and at the same time is very ornamental, so that it is in demand. Blue Swedish. The Blue Swedish is the latest acquisition to the standard varieties. It is an English production, and has been bred in England for several years. It is of good size, mature birds weighing fifteen pounds per pair, and is of the same general charac-. Fig. 584. Indian Runner duck. ter as the Pekin, except in color. The color is a uniform steel-blu
. Cyclopedia of farm animals. Domestic animals; Animal products. Fig. 583. Pekin ducks. layer, and the young grow rapidly. The Crested White is an excellent market variety, and at the same time is very ornamental, so that it is in demand. Blue Swedish. The Blue Swedish is the latest acquisition to the standard varieties. It is an English production, and has been bred in England for several years. It is of good size, mature birds weighing fifteen pounds per pair, and is of the same general charac-. Fig. 584. Indian Runner duck. ter as the Pekin, except in color. The color is a uniform steel-blue throughout, except on the bib or front of the breast, which is clear white and heart- shaped, extending to the throat. The beak in drakes is greenish blue in color, and in the duck smutty brown, with dark brown blotch, the eyes deep hazel; shanks and feet reddish brown. S^T- //v •':-,; Indian Runner. (Fig. 584.) This is a small variety midway in size between the Call and the Crested White. It originated in England. It is termed the "Leg- horn of the duck family" because of its great lay- ing capacity. It is, without doubt, the best- known layer of the aquatic fam- ily. In color it is entirely different from any other standard variety of ducks. The head is long and flat, light fawn in color, cap and cheek-markings light fawn ; bill straight, green in color with black bean at tip; eyes hazel; neck white from head to point where breast-markings begin; back light fawn or gray; breast light fawn, evenly divided half-way between point of breast- bone and legs; body light fawn, the rear half white; shanks and feet orange-yellow; carriage very erect, almost in a perpendicular form. The young feather rapidly and come to maturity earlier than the larger varieties. Black East India. The Black East India duck is an exact counter- part of the Black Cayuga, except in size. It is rated with the Call as the bantam of the domesti- cated duck family. The best authorities inform us
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