ORIENTAL GAMES AND BANTAMS 



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tinguishing feature between the two. Bantam cocks average 

 twenty-two ounces, and the hens twenty ounces. 



Oriental fowls comprise the Cornish, Sumatras and Malays, 

 and the Malay Bantams. Cornish fowls, sometimes spoken of 

 as Cornish Indian Games, are really an English product, having 

 been originated in Cornwall, whence their name. They were 

 produced from Black-Breasted Red Games crossed on Red Aseel 



Fig. 48. — Red Pyle Game Bantams. 



fowls imported from India. This cross produced what is known 

 as the Dark Cornish. There are three varieties: Dark, White, 

 and White-Laced Red. See Figs. 9-49. The Whites were pro- 

 duced from "sports" from the dark variety, crossed with White 

 Aseel. See Fig. 23. The White-Laced are of Yankee origin, 

 using both the Dark and White varieties, with some infusion of 

 White Georgia Game blood. 



