BREEDS OF 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 



.. ,. ,. , r ;.. ,, 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. 



The fourth-class is the English breed, the Dork- 

 ings, of which there are three varieties White, Silver- 

 Gray and Colored. The Dorkings have a character- 

 istic shape, the body long, deep and full, neck and 

 legs short and the whole appearance solid and substan- 

 tial. The standard weight of mature males of the 

 Silver-Gray variety is eight pounds, and of mature 

 females six and one-half pounds. Colored Dorkings 

 should weigh a pound heavier. These all have white 

 flesh. They are good layers, but are especially prized 

 for their market and table qualities. 



Colored Plate VII shows two varieties of Orping- 

 tons, of which several varieties classed according to 

 color of plumage have of late years been imported 

 from England. They are good layers and good table 



