Rural School Leaflet. 



1067 



Fig. gS. — Houdan 

 'V" shaped, very small 



Indian 



Fig. 99. — La Flech 



'V" shaped, medium, spike 

 comb, medium to small size 



the breed on which the spike points 

 downward, straight back, and 

 upward, respectively. 



3. The Pea Comb. — A comb 

 resembling three low, thick, slightly- 

 serrated, single combs grown to- 

 gether, the center comb being 

 slightly higher than the other two 



(Fig. 97)- 



The Pea comb is found only on 

 a few breeds, the most conspicuous 

 of which are the Brahma, Fig. 97; 

 Game, Buckeye and Sumatra. 



4. The "V" Comb. — A comb consist- 

 ing of two small divided, horn-like or leaf- 

 like projections, varying in size and shape 

 with the different breeds. Found only on 

 Houdan, Fig. 98; La Flech, Fig. 99; 

 Crevecoeur, Fig. 100; Polish and Sultan. 



The Polish and Houdan have a comb 



consisting of very small, horn-like 

 projecting points extending upward 

 like a little "v" (Fig. 98). 



The La Flech has larger horn-like 

 points projecting backward and 

 upward to form a large "V" (Fig. 



99)- 



The Crevecoeur has a larger, 



fleshy comb, irregularly shaped, 

 similar to an oak leaf (Fig. 100). 

 The Sultan has two very small 

 spikes arranged in the form of a "V." 

 Ask the class to point out and to 

 name and draw on the blackboard the 

 different types of "V" shaped combs 

 as shown in Figures 98, 99, and 100, and 

 to state the breed on which each may 

 be found. 

 Fig. lot.— Malay 5- ^^^ Strawberry Comb.— A fleshy 



Strawberry shaped, small, symmet- growth so named because of its 

 rical, finely serrated, .set .slightly similarity in shape and color to a 

 toward the front of the head 



" V' 



Fig. 100. — Crevecoeur. 



shaped, medium, leaf comb, 

 medium to small size. 



