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THE AMERICAN BREEDS OF POULTRY 



Cochin-China; the Holstein cow is truly a Friesian from Holland 

 and not from the duchy of Holstein, which once belonged to Den- 

 mark a*nd later was annexed to the Germanic confederation. So the 

 student who really wants to understand the varieties may find it 

 easier to study the color patterns first and apply the name afterward. 

 In observing color types the student will note that often the male 

 is marked differently from the female. The illustration below shows 



Silver Penciled color type as carried by the Dark Brahma. The Dark Brahma 

 was the parent variety from which the Silver Penciled Plymouth Rock and Silver 

 Penciled Wyandotte derived their color. 



a silver penciled male and female. Why should the male be so 

 differently colored than the female? We do not know. It appears 

 that it is as natural for this male to be a strong contrasting black 

 and white as it is for the female to present a subdued effect; and the 

 one is the natural consort of the other. 



It will be noticed that the markings of the male's neck feathers 



