. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. TYPES, BREEDS, AND VARIETIES OF FOWLS 349 The English Game, by some now called Thorojighbred Game, is the type of fighting game familiar nearly everywhere among English-speaking peoples. It is a larger bird than the Aseel (the males sometimes weighing 6 and 7 pounds), has longer plumage, and abundant tail and hackle in the male, and is a more symmetri- cal bird, more alert, and generally more attractive. This race is of many colors, black-reds ^ and brown-reds being most abundant. Some stocks have been bred to a fixed color pattern, other
. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. TYPES, BREEDS, AND VARIETIES OF FOWLS 349 The English Game, by some now called Thorojighbred Game, is the type of fighting game familiar nearly everywhere among English-speaking peoples. It is a larger bird than the Aseel (the males sometimes weighing 6 and 7 pounds), has longer plumage, and abundant tail and hackle in the male, and is a more symmetri- cal bird, more alert, and generally more attractive. This race is of many colors, black-reds ^ and brown-reds being most abundant. Some stocks have been bred to a fixed color pattern, others have. Fig. 333. Three-quarters rear view of bird in Fig. 332. 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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