BREEDS AND VARIETIES 



the short, rather broad head and bill. They breed 

 very true in color and should be free from cream- 

 iness. The same general defects must be watched 

 for and avoided as in the Pekin. 



The Black East India. This is a black breed 

 which is small in size being a bantam duck like the 

 Call. As a matter of fact it is a miniature Cayuga. 

 The color should be black throughout and the same 

 color characteristics hold true as in the case of the 

 Cayuga. The same color defects must therefore be 

 guarded against, the worst one being white in the 

 breast of females especially. Avoid breeding from 

 a drake with a black bill as in this respect the breed 

 differs from the Cayuga since the bill of the duck 

 should be black but that of the drake should be very 

 dark green. Purple barring must be carefully se- 

 lected against. 



The Muscovy. This breed differs in certain re- 

 spects very markedly from the other standard 

 breeds of ducks. They are long and broad in body 

 which is carried in a horizontal position but are not 

 so deep in keel as the Pekin, Aylesbury or Rouen. 

 The longest bodied young ducks will make the larg- 

 est individuals. The head should have feathers on 

 the top which can be elevated at will to form a 

 crest. Guard against breeders having smooth 

 heads, or in other words, lacking a crest. 

 The face is covered with corrugations or caruncles 

 and should be red in color. At the base of the upper 

 bill there is a sort of knob-like formation in the 



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