. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. TYPES AND BREEDS OF DUCKS 443 The Blue Swedish Duck. In England and America the name " Blue Swedish " is given to blue or slate ducks developed as a color variety. It is said that the color has long been popular in parts of Russia, Scandinavia, and Germany, and that it has been frequently seen in the flocks of Belgium. It occurs occasionally in all stocks of various colors, but not with the depth and uniformity of shade and the peculiar white bib on the neck and the two white flight feathers which have been made standard marking
. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. TYPES AND BREEDS OF DUCKS 443 The Blue Swedish Duck. In England and America the name " Blue Swedish " is given to blue or slate ducks developed as a color variety. It is said that the color has long been popular in parts of Russia, Scandinavia, and Germany, and that it has been frequently seen in the flocks of Belgium. It occurs occasionally in all stocks of various colors, but not with the depth and uniformity of shade and the peculiar white bib on the neck and the two white flight feathers which have been made standard markings in this Fig. 472. Colored Muscovy Ducks. (Photograph by E. J. Hall) The Blue Termonde Duck. The Blue Termonde is a race recently developed as an established type in Belgium. It is a very large duck, similar in color and evidently near kin to the Blue Swedish, but with the white throat an irregular feature. The Pekin Duck. Brought to England from Pekin, China, in 1874, and to America in the next year, the Pekin Duck had an even more marked influence on duck culture in this country than the Asiatic type of fowl had on the improvement of fowls. Like the Asiatic fowls, the Pekin Duck was of large size and extremely hardy. It is the common duck of China. Its origin is probably. 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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