. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. Fig. 441. Red Pile Game Bantam cock^ in color, with a rather large single comb. They are about the size of the Wyandotte. The Prat is a variety produced in Spain by crossing Asiatic on native Spanish races. In size it compares with Wyandottes and Plymouth Rocks. The colors are various, brownish and yellowish tints predominating. It is a type similar to the Rhode Island Red, but with comb and tail more resembling the Mediterranean races. The Malincs is a Belgian breed produced by crossing the Antwerp Brahma ^ and fowls of the Campine or Fl
. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. Fig. 441. Red Pile Game Bantam cock^ in color, with a rather large single comb. They are about the size of the Wyandotte. The Prat is a variety produced in Spain by crossing Asiatic on native Spanish races. In size it compares with Wyandottes and Plymouth Rocks. The colors are various, brownish and yellowish tints predominating. It is a type similar to the Rhode Island Red, but with comb and tail more resembling the Mediterranean races. The Malincs is a Belgian breed produced by crossing the Antwerp Brahma ^ and fowls of the Campine or Flemish Cuckoo stock. The colors are cuckoo and white, the shape and general appearance much like the early type of Cochin and Brahma or like the Langshan. Weights: males, 9 to 11^ pounds ; females, 8 to 10 pounds. The Huttegem is a mixture of old Bel- gian with Asiatic races. The colors are various ; combs both single and rose ; legs feathered; weights: males, 9 to 11 pounds ; females, 7 to 9 pounds. i^k The Breda was pro- â duced by crossing Asiatic on native Dutch stock. ^^lM It is supposed that the breed may have originated â ^HB from ancient importations of Asiatics, but recent ^^^B crosses have given it much of its present char- ^^^ acter. The prevalent colors are cuckoo, black, A I white, and blue. The" comb is rudimentary ; feet L J slightly feathered; weights: males, 6^ to 9 pounds; B^BMIMI females, 5 to 7^ pounds. Deformed types. Under this head may be described a few irregular Fig. 442. Golden Duck- wing Game Bantam hen ^ Fig. 443. Birchen Game Bantamcock^ 1 The Antwerp Brahma is a race of Light Brahmas imported direct from China to the Antwerp Zoological Gardens, and there bred pure. ^ Photograph from A. E. Blunck. ' Photograph from Hermitage Bantam Yards, Nashua, New 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 ma
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