140 PROFITS IN POULTRY. 
for teaching the youth, by practical illustration, courage 
and endurance in battle. ‘They were used as emblems 
of ancient nationalities, being stamped on war banners,- 
coins and shields; and, having withstood the decline of 
empires and witnessed the rise and fall of nations, they 
yet maintain to the present time their fame for gameness 
as of old, and are emphatically the kings of all domestic 
fowls. 
But not alone for their antiquity and historic glory do 
the Game fowls stand at the head of their kind, as they 
possess useful qualities in a very high degree, being good 
layers of good-sized eggs, and the most devoted of 
mothers. 
THE DUCK-WINGED GAME. 
Of the varieties of Game fowls the Duck-winged is 
one of the most beautiful., Althongh its graceful form 
and dignified carriage are exceedingly attractive, its bril- 
liantly colored plumage is still more so, and can only be 
truly shown by the paiuter’s art. Its bright and varied 
colors are so beautifully blended together that it excites 
the admiration of those even who take no delight in breed- 
ing poultry, while to the fancier it is one of the first favor 
ites. ‘The face of the Duck-wing Game is a deep crim. 
son ; the head is covered with small sitvery-white feath- 
ers; the hackle is white, slightly tinged with straw- 
yellow ; the back is maroon, claret and straw-yellow ; 
the saddle is slightly darker than the hackle, with fine 
short feathers hiding the points of the wings; the 
shoulders are bright brass-yellow from the butts up to 
the clear steel bar, and no light streak is admissible ina 
well-bred bird ; the shoulder butis are black ; the breast 
and tail are black, with a shade of bronze upon the sickle 
featners; the eyes are red, and the legs yellow. The 
