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202). Minorcas (Fig. 204) include both black and white 

 varieties. Their eggs are larger, but not so numerous as 



those of the Leghorn. 



Egg-and-meat breeds. 

 Hens of this class are 

 of medium to large size. 

 They are good layers, 

 though not equal in 

 this respect to the egg 

 breeds. They are good 

 sitters and mothers. 

 Their eggs are usually 

 of a brownish shade of 

 white, and so are those 



FIG. 206. WHITE WYANDOTTE 



of the meat breeds. 



Among the most popular breeds of this class are the 

 Plymouth Rocks (Fig. 205), Wyandottes, Rhode Island 



FIG. 207. SILVER-LACED WYANDOTTE 



