BREEDS OE CHICKENS. 



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WHITE-FACED BLACK 

 SPANISH. 



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 



quite distinct from all others. 



They lay a large, creamy white egg. Andalusians 



might be called Blue I/eghorns. 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, 

 and very pretty. 



W HITE-CRl ST 



I L \lK polish. 



