only 4 were of some other color. 

 But when a White Rock male was 

 used, of 37 chicks observed and 

 recorded, only 3 possessed white 

 plumage, and 34 had poor to fair 

 dominique markings. The domi- 

 nique is an old-fashioned sort of 

 barring which preceded the mod- 

 ern barring of the present-day 

 Barred Plymouth Rock. 



The second generation of Bar- 

 red Rock grades showed 54 bar- 

 red out of 55; and in the third 

 generation 44 were barred out of 

 45; but of the White Rocks in 

 the second generation, 40 were 

 white out of 68, and in the third 

 generation 42 were white out of 

 50. The white of the White 

 Plymouth Rock, therefore, can- 

 not be said to be a dominant 

 color as is the barring of the 

 Barred Plymouth Rocks. 



Color patterns. There are de- 

 signs such as barring, lacing and 

 penciling which are found on the 

 individual feathers. Thus, a 

 feather of a Silver Penciled 

 Wyandotte female may carry the 

 crescentic black lines and be 

 called a penciled feather. The 

 designs exhibited by the indi- 

 vidual feathers are called feather 

 markings. Then there is the 

 color-type of the whole bird, in 

 which the markings and color of 

 each feather play their part. The 

 color-type of the Silver Penciled 

 Wyandotte male produces a 

 strong contrasting effect when 

 the bird is viewed as a whole. 



It is commonly stated that 

 color distinguishes one variety 

 from another, and that shape gives 

 individuality to each breed. The 

 one exception to this rule among 

 the American breeds is the Rhode 

 Island Red, of which there are 

 two varieties, which are distin- 



