. Standard varieties of chickens . laying. Their eggs are large and white and ofgood flavor. The white face is a distinguishing feature and shouldbe long, smooth, free from wrinkles, rising well over the eyes in anarched form, extending toward the back of the head and to the baseof the beak, covering the cheeks and joining the wattles and earlobes; the greater the extent of surface the better. It should be purewhite in color. The color of plumage throughout is rich greenish 51 24 black, and any gray is considered a serious defect. The shanks andtoes are blue or dark leaden blue. The comb is si
. Standard varieties of chickens . laying. Their eggs are large and white and ofgood flavor. The white face is a distinguishing feature and shouldbe long, smooth, free from wrinkles, rising well over the eyes in anarched form, extending toward the back of the head and to the baseof the beak, covering the cheeks and joining the wattles and earlobes; the greater the extent of surface the better. It should be purewhite in color. The color of plumage throughout is rich greenish 51 24 black, and any gray is considered a serious defect. The shanks andtoes are blue or dark leaden blue. The comb is single and bright redin color. The wattles of males are bright red, except the inside ofthe upper part, which is white; and of females bright red; the earlobes are pure white. The standard weight of Black Spanish cocks is 8 pounds; hens,6| pounds; cockerels, pounds; pullets, 5-J pounds. ANDALTTSIANS. The Andalusian (fig. 12) is one of the prettiest of the featheredrace, being of a beautiful light and dark blue plumage. It is called. Fig. 12.—Blue Andalusian hen. the Blue Andalusian, and is the only variety of its breed. It is notas popular in this country as it should be, owing to the sentimentagainst white skin and blue shanks. English and French poultry-men prefer these qualities in a bird, and with them it is very hens are nonsitters and splendid layers of large white eggs,nearly equaling in size those of the Minorcas. The chicks are hardyand mature early, and the pullets begin laying when five or sixmonths old. For farm purposes the Andalusians rank with the Leghorns andthe Minorcas, the preference being only in the color of their fancy purposes they are an ideal bird on account of their beauty. 51 25 The hackle and saddle feathers are dark blue, approaching black;breast a lighter shade of blue, each feather having a well-definedlacing of a darker shade; body and fluff similar in color to breast;primaries, slaty blue; secondaries and wing coverts, si
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