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black instead of yellow and black. These differences are 
of course quite conspicuous. 
Birchen Games are very like Silver Duckwings, except 
that the hackle and saddle of the cock are striped with 
black and the back of the female is black instead of sil- 
very gray. 
Red Pyle Games are rare in this country. They area 
mixture of red and white in color the red appearing on 
the hackle, saddle, back and wing bows, this red running 
from a reddish yellow to a rather deep red. The female 
is red on the breast and almost clear white over the re- 
mainder of the body. 
Game Bantams.—These little birds are exact reproduc- 
tions of the larger birds of the same name. They have 
been produced by careful selection and are quite orna- 
mental, but otherwise not of great value, except when 
kept for pleasure. Their eggs weigh about 14 ounces per 
dozen, but none of the bantams are good layers. All the 
bantam varieties of the game class have a standard 
weight of 22 ounces for cocks and 20 ounces for the hens. 
Oriental Games and Game Bantams.—This is another 
class presumably of oriental crigin, which includes Cor- 
nish fowls, colored and white, Sumatras, Malays and Ma- 
lay Bantams. 
Cornish Fowl.—\Vith the exception of the Cornish 
fowls the oriental class may be passed with but little 
attention. Cornish fowls were formerly called Cornish 
Indian Games because they were bred for many years in 
Cornwall and from there spread to other parts of Eng- 
Jand. Brown is of the opinion that this breed is an Eng- 
lish production, formed entirely from a cross of Aseel 
game, English game and Malay fowls. .\ few vears ago 
it was introduced into this country and boomed until it 
