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AMERICAN SQUAB CULTURE 



most favored. It is a very pale white and the latter a very pale 

 gray while young, the hlack markings appearing only after the 

 first molt. 



Silver Runts 



The silvers arc of a clean, pale cream color. The wing hars 

 and tail band are a dark brown or black. I have never seen a 



SILVER RUXT 



silver with black bars. The neck and breast are brilliant 

 brown. The rump and under-wing color is a pure white. The 

 beak and claws are pale i)ink, but a little darker than those 

 of the colored Selfs. 



The great fault is in dark or dull color. They improve 

 still more than tlH> whites rftcr second molt. The grays be- 

 come darker. Those marked on their necks and bodies with 

 red feathers have no value. They should have white and 



