ha\e had this full breast. It makes a pretty bird, but not one 

 so distinctive as the original type called for in the English Stand 

 ard, and shown in our American Standard by Mr. A. O. Schilling. 



These birds, and the "ideal" birds shown in the American 

 Standard of Perfection, stand at an angle of 45 degrees. The 

 English ideal is 55 to 65 degrees when in motion, and 65 to 75 

 degrees when on the alert. I believe that there are few in 

 this country that will reach 55 to 65 degrees when in motion; 

 but I have seen birds easily reach 75 degrees when on the alert, 

 and they were reported from the Crystal Palace Show in Eng- 

 land last year as reaching practically 90 degrees ! These were, 

 however, from the "new blood from the native source" recently 

 acquired and bred in there, and I presume this country can show 

 nothing quite equal to it, even in an instantaneous pose. I have, 

 indeed, seen birds "stand on end," as it is expressed, and other 

 breeders have told me they had them. The American Stand- 

 ard gives no definite rules for carriage, the nearest it comes to 

 this being in the words, "carried erectly." Some photographs, 

 which show perpendicular birds, are pronounced by Mr. Walton 

 to be of stuffed specimens, "posed" to suit! 



White Runners are reported now in hand that have laid 

 unceasingly for more than a year, eight of the eggs being equal 

 in weight to a dozen hens' eggs. Why should any one question 

 the equal value of the White Runner with the original fawn and 

 white sorts? Of the two variations in blood in this country 

 of which I have knowledge, one is, / know, a sport; the other 

 also claims to be a sport. The White Runners are also said to 

 be more valuable than the original types. If they are, in mv 

 opinion it is simply because, at the present time, they will bring 

 higher prices. As to actual, intrinsic value, I doubt if either 

 the white or the penciled excels the other by the value of a 

 copper. Both are "gold-mines" for the people who have skill in 

 handling and skill in marketing, be it as utility birds or as the 



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