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bird and standing out about the thighs. Wings are small and the 

 primaries fold closely under the secondaries; the bows are covered by 

 the breast feathers and the fluff conceals the points. The primaries are 

 very dark brown or blackish-brown in color; the inner web of the second- 

 aries is a blackish-brown and the outer web is a blackish-brown penciled 

 with a lighter brown. TJie coverts are similar in color and penciling to 

 the plumage of the breast. 



The tail is small and short, is carried almost horizontally, and is 

 partly concealed by the cushion. In color it is black, except the two 

 main tail feathers, which are penciled. The tail coverts are penciled 

 same as breast and body. Thighs are large and well covered with soft 

 feathers; the feathers on the lower part curve inward around the hock 

 and hide the joint on the outside. The feathering of the thighs is of 

 the same shade and color as that of the body. Shanks are short and 

 yellow, and heavily covered with feathers of same color as thighs. The 

 toes are well spread and yellow, the outer and middle toes being feath- 

 ered throughout their entire length. 



Black Cochins (fig. 15) are much more easily raised than are either 

 of the varieties thus far described. Being of one color, the care- bestowed 



Fig. 15. —Trio of Black Cochins. 



in breeding particolored or penciled birds is not necessary, and the time 

 may be spent in furthering their general utility in egg production. A 

 one-colored bird is the more practical bird for the farmer and market 

 poulterer. The Black Cochin is of a rich glossy black plumage through- 

 out. The White Cochin is pure white in plumage. 



