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plumage. The main divergence in type is in the face 
and earlobes. The writer can remember when the Black 
Spanish fowl had white earlobes exactly like those of the 
Minorca of today, but now this breed has been bred so 
as to have a white face and earlobes, the skin of the face 
having the appearance of fine kid leather. The breed 
was at one time very popular, but of late years it has 
dropped back to such an extent that but very few ol 
them are kept, and their economic importance has alto- 
gether disappeared. Only now and then is a specimen 
seen at the largest poultry shows. They are slow to 
mature, but very good layers, their eggs being very large 
and pure white. The cock weighs 8 and the hen 6% 
pounds. 
Andalusians.—The Andalusian is also of Spanish de- 
scent. It was introduced into England about 1851, but 
its advent in this country was not heralded in a way to 
make a permanent record. Andalusians are a peculiar 
slaty blue in color, and very good layers of pure white 
eggs of ordinary size. The cock weighs 6 and the hen 
5 pounds. It is supposed that this breed originated from 
sports from the Minorcas, black and white having been 
bred together. Cases are known where sports of this 
color have been thrown by such a cross, and they have 
Blue Plymouth Rocks and Blue Langshans in England 
made by a similar color cross. Andalusians are not bred 
in large numbers in this country. They are very hard to 
breed to color, throwing white and black chicks and those 
with red feathers in them. They do not give any promise 
of becoming more popular, although a profitable fowl 
to keep. 
Anconas.—Anconas are another of the Spanish breeds. 
They are single-combed, about the size of Leghorns and 
