. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. 362 POULTRY CULTURE. Fig. 350. Silver Duckwing Leghorn cock (Photograph from owner, Thomas Peer, Fairfield, New Jersey) females, the variety is not well developed, and females are said to be often not distinguishable from Brown Leghorns. Dominique Leghorns or Cuckoo Leghorns (single- comb) have the barred pattern and gray colors of the Barred Plymouth Rock. This color pattern is quite common in Italy. The specimens which are occasionally exhibited in this country are probably made by crosses of White and Black Leghorns, or of White Leghor
. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. 362 POULTRY CULTURE. Fig. 350. Silver Duckwing Leghorn cock (Photograph from owner, Thomas Peer, Fairfield, New Jersey) females, the variety is not well developed, and females are said to be often not distinguishable from Brown Leghorns. Dominique Leghorns or Cuckoo Leghorns (single- comb) have the barred pattern and gray colors of the Barred Plymouth Rock. This color pattern is quite common in Italy. The specimens which are occasionally exhibited in this country are probably made by crosses of White and Black Leghorns, or of White Leghorns with black or barred fowls. The Spanish section of the Mediterrajiean class. The Spanish group includes five so-called breeds, — Castilian, Black Spanish, Minorca, Andalusian, and Barbe- zieux. Of these the first- and last- named are bred only in Spain ; the others in their modern form are largely the result of English breed- ing, though it appears that in one case the development of particular characters was begun on the conti- nent side of the English Channel. As already noted, the conspicuous differences between the Spanish and Italian races are color of skin and legs, and the general Span- ish preference for black plumage. While designated as different breeds, these Spanish fowls are T"'^^'•„ f Tpw^'^^IS^'^" ^ horn pullet. (Photograph from properly varieties of one breed. owner, Thomas Peer). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Robinson, John H. (John Henry), 1863-1935. Boston ; New York : Ginn and Company
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