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backed fowls with greenish black plumage all over the 
body. The Orpington is a fairly good layer, but not by 
any means a heavy producer, except in some strains of 
Blacks, which have given a very good account of them- 
selves. They are said to be excellent winter layers, and 
have met with favor as market fowls on account of the 
good qualities of their flesh, The Orpington cock weighs 
10 and the hen 8 pounds. 
Buff Orpingtons.—These were brought out in 1894, 
and at once arose a fierce discussion in England, many 
claiming them to be an old variety known as Lincoln- 
shire Buffs, Mr. Cook stoutly maintaining that he had 
made the breed by a definite system of crossing and had 
worked fcr the shape of the Black Orpingtons. The new 
variety was longer of leg than the Blacks and not so deep 
in body, but breeders set themselves to work to bring 
about the desired shape and succeeded to a great extent. 
In the meantime, the tendency to show black feathers in 
wing and tail was being bred out, as well as the tendency 
occasionally to throw white feathers in wing and tail. 
These defects rapidly are disappearing, and the Buff 
Orpington has become numerous at the shows, although 
not yet largely adopted by practical poultrymen. 
White Orpingtons are the same as the Duffs in every 
way, except that they should be pure white in every part 
of the plumage. 
Spangled Orpingtons are mottled black and white. 
They have the Orpington shape and other characteristics 
of the breed. 
Diamond Jubilee Orpingtons, more commonly called 
Jubilee Orpingtons, are a mottled breed, the feathers be- 
ing red, white and black. It is not popular in this coun- 
try and but few of them are bred. The Spangled and 
