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about the same size as Leghorns and, like them, 

 have no Standard weights. They are excellent 

 layers, but only fairly popular. 



Black Spanish are prized mostly as novelties, 

 and they are one of the most striking examples 

 of the fancier's skill of any breed in the Standard. 

 They are pure black in color of plumage, while the 

 wattles, ear-lobes and entire side of the face are 

 ivory white. Aside from the peculiar abnormal 

 development of the skin and face, they resemble 

 the Black Minorcas very much. For practical 

 purposes they are excelled by almost any of the 

 breeds in the Mediterranean class, and this variety 

 is rarely bred. 



Polish may well be regarded as a strictly orna- 

 mental fowl. They are neither popular nor com- 

 mon, and the only reason they find a place 

 in this book is because people who want a 

 more or less practical breed of chickens of an 

 entirely " different " character may have this 

 desire gratified in the Bearded Polish. They are 

 of about the same size as the Leghorns, or slightly 

 smaller; rather delicate; fair layers of white eggs; 

 non-sitters ; have very large crests or beards ; small 

 V-shaped combs; ear-lobes white; legs slatish or 

 willow-colored. The leading varieties are the 

 White-crested Black, the Bearded Golden, and the 

 Bearded Silver Polish. 



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