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The Journal of Heredity 



MALE OF 1919 WITH RED EAR LOBE 

 A good (leal remains to be done in refining certain ixjints, hut type is fixetl fairly well. (Fig. 25.) 



Out of 472 cross-bred chirks hatched 

 in 1920. 470 had yellow le^s and beak, 

 and two had white le^s and beak. 



Out of 4.U cross-bred chicks hatched 

 in 1920 from the white iiiatings, 401 had 

 white phnnajie ahhou^h a few males 

 showed some brass on back, 30 had Red 

 Pyle markings varying from very 

 heavy with bufif running into other sec- 

 tions to \ery light onh- showing a 

 touch of buff on head or a tt)U<h of liuff 

 or red on shoulders of males, ihrti' 

 white with black splashing or ticking 

 or br)th. 



Out of 35 cross-bred chicks hatched 

 in 1920 from the bufT breasted matings 

 24 showed Red P\le marking in some 

 (k'gree, one poor Dominicjue markings, 

 one j)oor Brown Leghorn markings, 

 three i)oor or light I)omini(|ue markings 

 with splashing of buff or white, four 

 white splashed with gray, i)uff, red or 

 black, or a combination of these colors, 

 one white with a little buff in surface, 

 one brownish black stippled and 

 shafted with buff, buff lacing on hackle, 

 and white lacing or s])angling .ind sal- 

 mon on bre.ist . 



