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is a mottled fowl, the feathers being black and white, with 
black predominating. They have a crest and beard simi- 
lar to the bearded Polish varieties, and five toes, as in the 
Dorkings. The cock weighs 7 and the hen 6 pounds. 
They lay very large, white eggs and are considered very 
good layers. It is not easy to determine why this breed 
has not become more popular in this country, as it has 
a rare combination of good qualities in its good laying 
and fine flesh. While a considerable number are bred 
they are not by any means popular. 
Crevecoeurs are a large solid black fowl coming orig- 
inally from the neighborhood of Crevecoeur, Department 
of Calvados, France. They have the crest and muff or 
beard of the Polish fowl, but are larger. The comb is 
V-shaped and small. They are held in very high esteem 
in France, but are rarely seen in this country. Indeed, 
they are so rare that many poultry breeders, who have 
been in the business for years, freely declare they never 
saw a specimen. For this reason they are of no impor- 
tance to American breeders. 
La Fleche fowls are intensely black in every section. 
They are a large, square-bodied breed, with a peculiar 
comb, composed of two spikes which stand erect in the 
head like horns. They are met with only occasionally in 
this country. They are of so little importance that fur- 
ther attention need not be paid to them. 
Games and Game Bantams.—All the varieties of game 
fowls are put into one class by the American Poultry 
Association. This association does not recognize any 
game fowls used for cock-fighting, but only what are 
known as exhibition games. Pit games—those used in 
cock-fighting—are not bred pure, the varieties being 
crossed to suit the fancy of breeders whose only criterion 
