POULTRY. 



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arrive at maturity early, are faithful sitters, good mothers, and 

 will lay more eggs, though small, than any other variety. They 

 are very domestic, often making their nests in the kitchen, de- 

 positing their eggs in the cradle or cupboard of the dwelling 

 when permitted.* 



The most beautiful of the Bantams is the Seabright, of which 

 there are two sub-varieties the Gold-laced and the Silver- 

 laced. 



The ground color of the Gold-laced should be a clear, gold- 

 en, yellow- white ; while in the Silver-laced it should be a pure 

 silvery-white. The accompanying cut will give the reader a 

 good idea of the form and bearing of these remarkable and 

 beautiful fowls, as well as of the markings of their plumage. 



The Seabright Bantam is emphatically the English gentle- 

 man's Bantam. Even lords and duchesses strive for the mas- 

 tery in breeding this beautiful bird. This bird was first bred 



Fig. 39. 



TUB SEABRIGHT BANTAM. 



and introduced to the notice of English fanciers by the late Sir 

 John Seabright, from whom they received their name.t 



* Bcmcnt 



t Country Gentleman. 



