. The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular .. . in his .A OF BANTAMS. The little Whit- Pallet to the left was the result of a cross of a Oray Japanese Male with a BuffCochin Bantam Hen. illustrating a reversion to the Black Tailed White Japanese. er wereyards. Black TailedWhites are thebest known withus. To breedthem to perfec-tion is quite anart. The propercoloring of body,wings and tailmust be closelywatched to pre-vent them fadingo r encroat^hingupon forbiddenground. The richvellow color of 3
. The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular .. . in his .A OF BANTAMS. The little Whit- Pallet to the left was the result of a cross of a Oray Japanese Male with a BuffCochin Bantam Hen. illustrating a reversion to the Black Tailed White Japanese. er wereyards. Black TailedWhites are thebest known withus. To breedthem to perfec-tion is quite anart. The propercoloring of body,wings and tailmust be closelywatched to pre-vent them fadingo r encroat^hingupon forbiddenground. The richvellow color of 38 THE BANTAM BLACK TAILED JAPANESE BANTAM, Owned by A. A. Fenn. beak, legs and toes; the bright red face, comb andwattles; pure white plumage of entire body; wingspartly black; and black tails, the sickles and covertsof same edged with white, make a oeautiful combination forthe breeders skill to work into greater perfection. Tbeirlong overbalancing tails and full plumage with their form and carriage ofbody give thema n appearanceunlike any otherfowl. A slight de-scription of tlieirgeneral form willrepresent themall as to shape. The face of aJapanese Bantamshould be fulland round from aside view; eyeslarge and bright;comb ratherlarge, strong andwell serrated;neck short, curv-ing back ward overthe body, almost touching the tail; back short; breast roundand full with a forward carriage; body short and plump;wings long and drooping; the tail of the male long and full,carried upright and forward almost touching his head; thetail of the female should be carried nearly upright, a droop-ing or hanging to
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