STANDARD CLASSIFICATION 



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Classes 13, 14, and 15 are omitted here, as they include ducks 

 and geese, which are not considered in this volume. All students 

 of poultry husbandry should secure a copy of the "American 

 Standard of Perfection" and become thoroughly familiar with the 

 details and requirements of the breeds as outlined. 



Terms Explained. — It should be noted in the above outline 

 and description given later that the three terms, class, breed, and 

 variety, are used with distinctive meanings. 



Class is used to include the larger groups of birds. The classes 



Fig. 40. — Buff Orpington pair, 



popular variety of this English breed. (Photo by Suns- 

 wick Poultry Farm.) 



relate to their place of origin or their natural habitat, as, for in- 

 instance, American class, English class, French class. 



Breed is used almost entirely to designate body shape and 

 lorm. For instance, in the American class are the Plymouth Rock, 

 Wyandotte, and Rhode Island Red, each one a distinct breed and 

 each one having distinctive body shape or type. The Plymouth 

 Rocks' bodies are represented by oval curves, the Wyandottes' 

 by circular curves, and the Rhode Island Reds' by rectangles. 

 This difference can easily be distinguished from the accompanying 

 sketches (Fig. 39). 



