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The Leghorns — The present standard recognizes 

 five distinct color varieties, viz, Black, Brown (Figure 

 30), Buff, Silver Duckwing and White. (See Frontis- 

 piece.) If we include shape, we can add three more — 

 Rose Comb Brown, Rose Comb Buff and Rose Comb 





FIG. 30 — PAIR SINGLE-COMB BROWN LEGHORNS 



White. Besides these there are at least three or four 

 in the course of formation, not to mention the Golden, 

 Silver Pyle and the Cuckoo, as named and recognized 

 by the Fanciers' Club of England. The Leghorn, 

 while a breed of great merit, is not a breed for every 

 man and every place. Put the Leghorn in its place 



