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and white. They average about eight to the pound. 

 As Americans prefer fowls having yellow skin and 

 shanks, the Minorcas are therefore placed at a 

 disadvantage, as their skin is white and the shanks 

 and feet of a dark, leaden color approaching black. 



Fig. 7. Black Minorca hen (one-seventh size). 



Andalusian. This breed is thought to be na- 

 tive to Andalusia, a province in the southern 

 part of Spain. It is a large, hardy breed of 

 the Mediterranean class. These fowls have not 

 been popular in the United States, partly owing, 

 no doubt, to the color of their skin and shanks. 

 The skin is white and the shanks and toes are 



