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color. The upper convex side of the wing is equally red and black, and 

 the whole of the tail-feathers white. The beak and legs are black ; the eyes 

 resemble jet beads ; very full and brilliant ; 

 and the whole contour of the head gives 

 a most ferocious expression. 



BROWN-REDS. This breed of fowls has 

 been long bred perfect in outline, and is 

 considered one of our most desirable game 

 birds. The breast of the cock should be 

 red-brown, shoulders frequently of orange- 

 red ; comb and face dark purple ; beak also 

 dark; wing-butts dark-red or brown; legs 

 blackish brown, with dark talons; hackle, 

 with dark stripes; thighs like the breast; 

 tail a dark, greenish black, and the wing 

 should be crossed with a glossy green bar*. 

 The plumage of the hen should be, as a 

 general thing, of a very dark brown color, 

 and penciled with light brown ; neck- 

 hackle dark, golden, copper-red, thickly 

 striped with dark feathers ; comb and face 

 much darker than that of the cock. The BLACK-BREASTED RED GAME BANTAMS. 

 tail-feathers of the hens should show a slight curve; if they are spurred so 

 much the better. 



BLACK-BREASTED RED is another breed of game that has its hosts of 

 admirers. The plumage of this bird, as its name signifies, should be of a 

 bright red, deeper on the body than in the hackle. Red eyes denote pure 

 blood any other colored eye in this breed stamps it as a cross. The cock's 

 hackle is striped underneath, but never above ; the comb and wattles bright 

 red ; the wings are of the 

 same color in the upper part, 

 and rich red chestnut in the 

 lower, with steel blue bar 

 across; breast bluish-black, 

 with glossy reflections ; 

 thighs the same; tail green- 

 ish black, without much 

 down at the roots of the 

 feathers; legs are usually 

 willow in color. The hen 

 should be of a rich par- 

 tridge - brown, with red, 

 fawn-colored breast ; red- 

 dish golden hackle with dark stripes. 



DUCK-WING GAME BANTAMS. 



There are several other game fowls 



