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brown-blue, blue pervading all through as in the cock. They breed pretty true to colour, and sorry 

 I am there are never now any shown, for they were really a pleasant variety to look upon, and the 

 cock's hackles and saddles much sought after, as I have said, by fly-fishers. In the pit the cocks 

 were wonderfully active, quick to attack, and quick to retire, and very difficult for the antagonist 



to lay hold of." 



Our illustrations of Brown-reds represent two beautiful birds of the laccd-brcastcd type. The 

 hardness of feather in both was extraordinary. 



"DUCK-WINGED GAME. — The Duck-wing is one of our most beautiful breeds of Game ; 

 the bright gay colours arc so beautifully blended together that no one, not even a non-breeder, fails 







r.reast. 



Pijr, ^2. — Feathers of Yellow Duck-wing Hen. 



to adniirc this splendid bird, Ilis face is well-defined crimson; the head just covered with silver- 

 white small fine feathers ; hackle almost white, only a tinge of straw pervading ; his back a maroon 

 straw and claret ; saddle just a shade darker than the hackle, the feathers being very fine and short, 

 just long enough to hide the points of the wings. The shoulders are a nice brass or brassy maroon 

 right from the butts to the clear steel bar, and no light streaks, which will however appear, if not 

 very carefully bred, just about one inch from where the brass-colour begins from the butts ; the 

 shoulder-butts themselves black ; breast black ; tail black, with a shade of bronze pervading the 

 sickles ; eyes red, legs willow or yellow ; weight from five to six pounds. 



" The hen to match in the show-pen should have the head grey ; comb and face bright red ; 

 hackle silver-grey, darkly striped; breast a bright salmon-red; back and shoulder-coverts ought to be 

 a slaty-grey, free from any ruddiness or pencilling. The tail a dark grey, almost black ; inside 

 fluff a steel grey ; legs willow or yellow. Fig. 72 represents the feathers of the hen very 

 accuratel}', except that the colour of the breast cannot be given in an engraving. 



