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Any of the Bantams will make delightful pets for children. 

 With their cute and saucy ways they are a constant source of 

 amusement. Where is there a small boy who has not sometime 

 yearned for a pair of these little feathered friends? 



Silkies. — ^We could continue to enumerate other varieties of 

 ornamental poultry, but most of them are so rare, that to devote 

 space to them would serve no practical end. Silkies are fowls 

 of small size, whose chief peculiarity consists of very soft, web- 



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Fig- 53- — ^White Japanese Bantams. 



less feathers, which are exceedingly loose when in prime condition, 

 and stand out from the body in all directions. They are purely 

 ornamental birds. 



Frizzles are another grotesque member of the poultry family. 

 The ends of their feathers curl backwards, giving them a frizzled 

 look, hence the name. 



Long Tailed Yokohamas represent still another odd variety. 

 See Fig. 24. They are Japanese birds, having very long tails, 



