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pit. Their characteristics are : In color they must be pure white all 

 over, with no shade whatever on neck, breast, hock or tail. The legs 

 may be white or yellow ; and the beak should harmonize with the legs ; 

 the comb, ear lobes and wattles must be of the deepest vermilion color. 

 The yellow beak and legs arc generally preferred, since they a^a sup- 

 posed to indicate greater hardiness ; but we have never seen any differ- 

 snce in this respect between the white and yellow legged birds. Still, 

 the latter will continue to be preferred for cooking, in response to a 

 somewhat popular, but probably erroneous taste. 



LIGHT BRAHMA. 

 VI. Game Bantams. 



Many of the varieties of the large games have their representatives in 

 the bantams ; specimens of the game bantams are often but little larger 

 than pigeons, but they all possess the erect carriage, wonderful courage, 

 and brilliant plumage of their larger relations. To our mind, the Black- 

 breasted reds combine more good qualities than any other. They may 

 be kept in the yards with the large Asiatic breeds without any danger of 

 intermixture, but they will nevertheless be found fully masters of the'yard. 

 and will always give due warning of danger to the flock, and assist ma- 

 terially in its protection from intruders. Fall broods of any of the ban- 

 tams make the handsomest and smallest specimens, and show birds are 

 usually thus brod 



