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which also appeared occasionally, were used by a few breeders to 

 make a black variety. Black Wyandottes have never become pop- 

 ular, but a few fanciers have continued to breed them, and the stock 

 of this variety seen in exhibitions is usually of very good quality. 



Partridge (or Golden- Penciled] Wyandottes were made by 

 crosses of Golden Wyandotte and Partridge Cochin, with the 

 further infusion, in one of the principal strains (known as the 



FIG. 416. Silver-Penciled Wyandottes. (Photograph from owner, James S. Wason, 

 Grand Rapids, Michigan) 



Brackenbury-Cornell, or Eastern, strain), of Rose-Comb Brown 

 Leghorn and Golden-Penciled Hamburg blood, and in the other 

 (known as the Western strain), of Cornish Indian Game blood. 

 These strains were quite distinct until after the admission of the 

 variety to the American Standard in 1 90 1 . Since then they have 

 been mingled, and the modern stock of this variety is practically 

 a blend of these two lines. The coloration in the Silver Penciled 

 Wyandotte is the same as that of the Partridge Cochin. 



