The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular .. . e most attractive of all Jap-anese is the pure black. This color seems to flt their sizeand form better than the white with black tails. They arealso to be had in solid white, buff, gray and brown of variousshades. The most popular varieties are the Black TailedWhites, pure Black and pure Whites. The flrst importation of Black Tailed Whites into thiscountry were quite oversized birds in comparison with thosewe now have. The first importation of real quality in Jap-an
The bantam fowl; a description of all standard breeds and varieties of bantams, and of new breeds that are becoming popular .. . e most attractive of all Jap-anese is the pure black. This color seems to flt their sizeand form better than the white with black tails. They arealso to be had in solid white, buff, gray and brown of variousshades. The most popular varieties are the Black TailedWhites, pure Black and pure Whites. The flrst importation of Black Tailed Whites into thiscountry were quite oversized birds in comparison with thosewe now have. The first importation of real quality in Jap-anese Bantams, we believe, should be credited to Mr. J. , of Philadelphia, who has at different times had largeconsignments of Black Tailed Whites, pure Black, White andGrays of superior quality. The flrst really flne specimens seen by the writ-er were in hisyards. 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 encroachingupon forbiddenground. The richyellow 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 beautiful combination forthe breeders skill to work into greater perfection. Theirlong overbalancing tails and full plumage with their form and carriage ofbody give thema n appearanceunlike any otherfowl. A slight de-scription, of theirgeneral 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 backward 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
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