. Standard varieties of chickens . 39 feather; breast, black, each feather laced with silvery white; wingcoverts, glossy black; tail and thighs, black; shanks and feet, darkwillow or black; comb, wattles, and ear lobes, dark purple or black,The plumage of the hen is black, except that of the head, which issilvery white, and of the hackle, which is silvery white with a darkstripe down the center of each feather, and of the breast, the feathersof which are black, evenly laced with silvery Fig. 20.—Pair of White Indian Games. GAME BANTAMS. Game Bantams are diminutive representatives of th
. Standard varieties of chickens . 39 feather; breast, black, each feather laced with silvery white; wingcoverts, glossy black; tail and thighs, black; shanks and feet, darkwillow or black; comb, wattles, and ear lobes, dark purple or black,The plumage of the hen is black, except that of the head, which issilvery white, and of the hackle, which is silvery white with a darkstripe down the center of each feather, and of the breast, the feathersof which are black, evenly laced with silvery Fig. 20.—Pair of White Indian Games. GAME BANTAMS. Game Bantams are diminutive representatives of the Games. Thecolor of plumage, markings, and shape must correspond with thesefeatures in the Game which bears its name, the diminutive size beingthe only distinguishing feature between the two. The cocks averageabout 22 ounces in weight, the hens 20 ounces. CLASS IX—ORIENTAL GAMES AND BANTAMS. CORNISH AND WHITE INDIAN GAMES. The Indian Game (fig. 20) has many fine qualities to recommend itto the breeder, and for many years past has been a popular fowl. In 51 40 plumage the Cornish Indian male is green-black intermixed with redand bay. The plumage of the hen should be a combination of bayand black throughout. The breast is very wide, round, and prominent, the thighs are wellrounded, and thick and meaty next the body; the shanks are verystout, smoothly scaled, and yellow in color; the back toe should bealmost flat on the ground; the tail close and hard, carried at slightelevation, and
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