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Members of this group are of nervous, active tempera- 

 ment ; non-sitters ; good foragers, with close-feathered 

 bodies ; unfeathered legs ; medium to large comb and head 

 furnishings ; extremely precocious. All breeds of this group 

 lay large eggs with chalk-white shell. 



They are small to medium in size, set well up on clean 

 legs, and in outline are an oblong oval with small end 

 toward the shoulders. The several breeds of this group are 

 distinguished by shape of back and carriage of tail. 



The Mediterranean Class includes five breeds, as follows : 



I. Leghorns, 2. Minorcas, 3. Spanish, 4. Blue Andalu- 

 sians, 5. Anconas. These are the so-called egg breeds. 

 The varieties of all breeds in this group have white ear 

 lobes. The breeds may be distinguished one from the other 

 by comparison of (a) size, (b) comb, (c) back, (d) tail. 



The varieties of the several breeds in this group are dis- 

 tinguished one from the other either by shape of comb or 

 feather color or feather marking. 



Example of classification by above method : 



Group: I. 



Class: Mediterranean, as shown by sprightly carriage, 

 nervous temperament, and white ear lobes. 



Breed : Leghorn, as shown by oval shape of body when 

 viewed from any direction. Small to medium size body. 

 Distinguished from Minorcas by shape of back and shape of 

 comb ; and from Anconas by individuahty of the Ancona 

 plumage. 



Varieties : Rose Comb White Leghorns are readily dis- 

 tinguished from Single Comb White Leghorns by their dif- 

 ferent forms of comb, and the Single Comb Brown, Buff, 

 and White varieties of Leghorns can readily be distinguished 

 by color and marking of their plumage. 



