BREEDS OF CHICKENS. 



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The ocher varieties of Cochins differ oulyin color. 

 The Partridge Cochins are admirably represented by 

 colored Plate VI, a reproduction from life of supe- 

 rior specimens of the variety. The plumage is very 

 beautiful, being like that of the femous Black-Breasted 

 Red Game, and suggests an origin in a cross of Game 

 and Cochin. 



Langshans are the latest accession to the Asiatic 

 class, having reached us by way of England. As will 

 be seen by referring to colored Plate VII, they have 

 a shape and carriage peculiar to themselves. Their 

 plumage is abundant but not so fluffy as that of the 

 Brahmas and Cochins. The' plumage of the Blacks 

 is a glossy black showing a beautiful greenish metallic 

 sheen when viewed in a good light. Langshans are 

 considered to be the best layers of their class ; although 

 their skin is white they are a good market fowl and 

 their meat of superior quality. 



The third class is the Mediterranean. This em- 

 braces lyeghorns of which there are eight varieties — 

 Brown, Rose-Comb Brown, 

 White, Rose-Comb White, 

 Black, Dominique, Buff, 

 and Silver Duck-Wing ; 

 Minorca s — B lack and 

 White ; Andalusians and 

 White-Faced Black Span- 

 ish. 



Of these, the Leg- 

 horns are the most widely 

 disseminated and most 

 numerous. The Single- buff leghorns. 



