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favor of a particular shade of buff, expressly described as 

 "golden buff," which once seen usually meets with instant ap- 

 proval. The invariable tendency of lemon buff males is to fade 

 and lose color after the first year, or after the first moult ; to 

 become too light on the back and breast and to breed a large pro- 

 portion of males too light in these sections. Light colored 

 females now known by the apt description of "cream" were also 

 popular in certain sections of the country, but only for a short 

 time. From a breeder's standpoint, these are as undesirable as 

 the lemon males. 



PLATE 58 



Buff Plymouth Kock male of the old styled plumage, showing most 

 pronouncedly the too dark shoulder and wing bow. In the early days 

 of the variety, a most common example of unevenness f color. 



