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Vn. Other Bantams. 



The principal varieties bred are the Black, the Cochin, the Feather- 

 legged, the Nankin, the Pekin, the White, the Soubright and the Japan- 

 ese. The two hitter will be sufficient for notice here as being the two 

 most distinct and elegant of all the varieties. 



Vin. The Seabiigbt Bantam. 



These are of two varieties, the Golden-penciled, and the Silver-penciled, 

 identical, except in the color of their plumage. A peculiarity of these 

 is, that occasionally an old hen, or a barren one, will assume the plumage 

 of the cock, a remarkable reversion. It is worthy 

 of note, however, that the mules of the Seabrights 

 are all what are called hen-tailed breeds. 



The standard for the Seabrights whether Gold 

 or Silver-penciled, is : The weight of the cock 

 should not exceed twenty ounces at most ; the 

 hen not more than sixteen. Hens have been 

 shown weighing not more than twelve ounces. 

 The plumage of the Silver bantam is of a silver- 

 white color with a jet black margin. The Golden 

 variety is identical except that the ground color of 

 sEABRKjur BANTAM. tho plumagc is golden. The legs are smooth, the 

 heads are clean, the comb double and pointed at the back, and the tail 

 straight and without the long sickle feathers. Whether they be golden 

 or silver spangled, the value of the birds consists in the delicacy and pen* 

 cilings of the markings. 



IX. Japanese Bantams. 



These are without doubt the most striking of any of the varieties of 

 bantams. Their carriage and general contour remind one of the best 

 specimens of the white Leghorn, except that the comb of the hen is fully 

 upright. This rare breed has a pure white body, the tail long, and the 

 shafts of the sickle feathers white, long, upright, with the ends slightly 

 curved, but carried over the back. The comb should be very long, broad, 

 and moderately serrated, extending well back ; the wattles long, pendant, 

 and bright red. The legs are short and yellow ; the body of the wings is 

 white, but the quill feathers black. The hens are fan-tailed and the comb 

 somewhat crinkled. These fowls cannot stand hard weather, and the 

 chicks are quite tender. Hence they should not be hatched until warm 

 weather sets in. The illustrations show perfect representations of these 

 elegant fowls. 



