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for teaching the youth, by practical illustration, courage 

 and endurance in battle. They were used as emblems 

 of ancient nationalities, being stamped on war banners, 

 coins and shields; and, having withstood the decline of 

 empires and witnessed the rise and fall of nations, they 

 yet maintain to the present time their fame for gameness 

 as of old, and are emphatically the kings of all domestic 

 fowls. 



But not alone for their antiquity and historic glory do 

 the Game fowls stand at the head of their kind, as they 

 possess useful qualities in a very high degree, being good 

 layers of good-sized eggs, and the most devoted of 

 mothers. 



THE DUCK-WINGED GAME. 



Of the varieties of Game fowls the Duck-winged is 

 one of the most beautiful. Although its graceful form 

 and dignified carriage are exceedingly attractive, its bril- 

 liantly colored plumage is still more so, and can only be 

 truly shown by the painter's art. Its bright and varied 

 colors are so beautifully blended together that it excites 

 the admiration of those even who take no delight in breed- 

 ing poultry, while to the fancier it is one of the first favor- 

 ites. The face of the Duck-wing Game is a deep crim- 

 son ; the head is covered with small sirvery-white feath- 

 ers ; the hackle is white, slightly tinged with straw- 

 yellow ; the back is maroon, claret and straw-yellow ; 

 the saddle is slightly darker than the hackle, with fine 

 short feathers hiding the points of the wings ; the 

 shoulders are bright brass-yellow from the butts up to 

 the clear steel bar, and no light streak is admissible in a 

 well-bred bird ; the shoulder butts are black ; the breast 

 and tail are black, with a shade of bronze upon the sickle 

 feathers; the eyes are red, and the legs yellow. The 



