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which, in the males, should be thin, firm and 

 erect. In the females they should fall gracefully 

 to one side, particularly during the laying period. 



Fig. 3. Buff Leghorn cockerel (3- size). 



The White and the Brown varieties are older than 

 the others and are usually selected when egg pro- 

 duction is the sole object. Some of the new varie- 

 ties have not been bred pure long enough to become 

 thoroughly fixed in their distinctive characteristics. 



