BREEDS OE CHICKENS. 87 



The White-Faced Black 

 Spanish are a distinguished 

 looking fowl, and may appro- 

 priately be classed with the 

 Light Brahma as belonging 

 to the aristocracy of the 

 poultry yard. While having 

 the general characteristics of 

 the class, their white face, 

 black, silky-glossed plumage, 

 a body of peculiar shape set 

 well up on long, slender legs 

 gives them an appearance 



., ,. .. A ~ -. ., WHITE-FACED BLACK 



quite distinct from all others. SPANISH. 



They lay a large, creamy white egg. Andalusians 

 might be called Blue Leghorns. They are a beautiful 

 fowl, but for some reason are not largely bred. 



A fourth class is the Polish, which embraces eight 

 varieties, namely White - Crested Black, Golden, 

 Silver, White, Bearded Golden, Bearded Silver, 

 Bearded White and Buff-Laced The Silver Polish, 



and the general ap- 

 pearance of the breed, 

 are seen in colored 

 Plate IX. Both fowls 

 and eggs of this breed 

 are rather small and 

 are mostly bred for 

 fancy purposes. They 

 are prolific producers 

 of rather small eggs, 

 WHITE-CRESTED BLACK POLISH, and very pretty. 



