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intermingling is very noticeable in the Cornish Games of to-day. 
They are often spoken of as ‘‘ Cornish Indian Games.” 
10. Ornamental Bantams.—This class is represented by five 
breeds and many varieties. They are entirely ornamental, and 
are bred for pleasure and fancy. They do, however, possess some 
desirable poultry qualities. Many of them are egg layers, and 
the Cochin Bantam hens are profitable when used to hatch the 
eggs of pheasants and other small fowls. 
In this group the Brahma and the Cochin Bantams are the 
exact image of the standard-size birds of the same name. 
The Rose-comb Bantams are prototypes of the Hamburgs. 
Sebright Bantams are said to have originated in England after 
a great many years of careful breeding, and they are one of the 
most remarkable poultry 
breeds in the points of sex 
similarity and diminutive 
size. 
The Polish Bantams 
closely resemble the large 
Polish breed. 
The Japanese Bantams 
are curiosities from the fact 
that they have exceedingly 
short legs in proportion to 
size of body. The male bird 
is odd in having sword- aaa ; 
‘ 7 = Fic. 46.—Black-tailed White Japanese Bantams 
shaped sickles, carried VEE —remarkable for their short legs. (Photo by 
tically (Fig. 46). Urban Farms, Buffalo, N. Y.) 
11. Miscellaneous.— 
Three breeds which cannot well be placed in any other class are 
included here. It may be said they are freaks in certain character- 
istics. The Silkies derived their name from the peculiar formation 
of their plumage. Their feathers are webless and of a silky texture. 
This characteristic makes the breed interesting, since this feature 
is not possessed by any other standard variety. The face is purple 
and prominent, the back broad, legs short and feathered, and the 
body profusely feathered. Silkies are kept in this country more 
for fancy stock than for any utility value which they possess. 
The Sultans are less common than the Silkies. They have 
coarse muff and beard, vulture-like hock, and very abundant 
shank and toe feathering. 
