30 BIGGIE POUI/TRY BOOK. 



which also contains Cornish, Indian and White 

 Indian Games ; Black Sumatras, Black-Breasted Red 

 Malays, and Bantams of the last named. 



The Cornish Indian Games were some years ago 

 introduced into this country from England, and while 

 they at the time gave promise of becoming a popular 

 market fowl, they for some reason or other, are not 

 much bred here at the present day. Their weight is : 

 cock, nine pounds ; hen, six and a half pounds. See 

 Plate XII. 



The tenth class comprises Ornamental Bantams, 

 other than Games. The breeds and varieties are 

 numerous, but I illustrate only a few popular favorites 

 in colored Plate XIII. 



SILVER-LACED WYANDOTTKS. 



Bantams are bred mostly as pets for children, but 

 are often profitably kept on city yards and village 

 lots for their eggs and meat. For this service the 

 Seabrights are an old and popular breed. For show 



