166 FRESCH BREEDS. 



These are very handsome, large, showy birds, 

 very lively, and more inclined to wander than 

 the Creve CcEurs. When full grown, they are 

 also hardier ; but as chickens, even more delicate 

 in wet weather. They should not be hatched 

 before May. Their points are : — 



Cock. 



Comb — shaped like horns — quite straight and 

 more pointed than that of the Creve Cceur. 



Face — bright red, and nostrils wide and ele- 

 vated. 



Ear-lobe — white. 



Hackles, neck, and saddle — metallic black. 



Plumage — jet black. 



Legs — very dark — almost black — strong, 

 straight, and somewhat long, but concealed by 

 the full, deep breast — a most important point. 



