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lobes ; shanks and toes feathered, but not as heavily as shanks of Brahmas and 

 Cochins. Beaks dark horn color ; legs and toes bluish black ; bottoms of the 

 feet pink or pinkish white. (Yellow skin and yellow in the bottoms of the 

 feet are considered indications of Cochin blood). Langshan tails are larger 

 than those of Plymouth Rocks and Wyandottes, and carried well up. 



BLACK LANGSHANS. Figs. 61, 62. Are popular among poultry keepers 

 of all classes, except those making a specialty of market poultry. Their white 

 skin and dark shanks are against them in American markets. They are partic- 

 ularly well suited to smoky towns where white and light colored birds soon 

 become eye-sores to their owners. They are good winter layers, and make 

 good poultry for home use. 



WHITE LANGSHANS are not popular. They are useful and beautiful fowls, 

 but the field for white fowls with their general characteristics has been occupied 

 by other varieties. 



MEDITERRANEAN CLASS. 



82. Leghorns. General Description. Hardy; white egg breed ; non- 

 sitters ; small to small medium in 

 size ; no special weights required 

 by the Standard"; all varieties have 

 white or creamy white ear lobes, 

 smooth yellow legs, long and full 

 tails. Leghorns are reputed the 

 egg fowls par excellence. More 

 people can get satisfactory egg 

 jg yields from Leghorns than from 

 any other breed. This is because 

 Leghorns are generally hardier 

 than the other white egg breeds, 

 and are not so easily put out of 

 condition by overfeeding as are 

 fowls of heavier breeds. There is 

 a strong tendency among Leghorn 

 breeders to breed to a larger type 

 than in the past. When bred to 

 a good size, Leghorns make first 

 class broilers, and very fair small 

 roasters. 



BROWN LEGHORNS. Fig. 64. There are two sub-varieties differing only 

 in shape of comb and in popularity. The Single Combed Brown Leghorns 

 are the most widely distributed of the Leghorn family. Rose Combed Brown 

 Leghorns are not one-tenth as numerous. Brown Leghorns are the most com- 

 mon example of the black red color combination in fowls colors so familiar 

 everywhere that they need no general description. They are commonly rated 



Fig. 63. Pair of White Leghorns 



