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in the hen, the wattles long and pendulous, the ear lobes 

 white, and the legs yellow. 



The Minorcas are glossy black in color, with a large 

 drooping comb in the hen, and long, thin, pendulous 

 wattle. They lay a very large egg. 



The Black Spanish resemble the Minorcas, but are dis- 

 tinguished by the white face and cheeks and the white on 

 the inner edge of the wattles. 



The English Class includes the Orpingtons and the 

 Dorkings. The Dorkings are one of the oldest breeds of 

 fowl, and sufficiently identified by the presence of a fifth 

 toe. There are three varieties — the White, the Silver- 

 gray, and the Colored. The White Dorking has a rose 

 comb; the Silver-gray has a single comb and silvery-gray 

 plumage with black markings, the hen having a salmon- 

 colored breast; the Colored Dorkings have sometimes 

 single and sometimes rose combs, the plumage of the cock 

 being black and straw-colored and that of the hen being 

 black and gray with the breast salmon marked with black. 



The Orpingtons are short legged, with close plumage. 

 They are of large size, the hens being from seven to eight 

 pounds and the cocks from nine to ten pounds. There 

 are three varieties — the black, the buff, and the white. 

 The black, except for shape, might be mistaken for a 

 Minorca, but has red ear lobes and black shanks. The 

 Orpingtons have the reputation of maturing early, some 

 strains being known to lay when four months old. 



The Dutch Class includes the Red-caps, the Campines, 

 and the various varieties of the Hamburgs — of which 

 there are six; the Golden Spangled, the Silver Spangled, 

 the Golden Penciled, the Silver Penciled, the Black and 

 the White. They are all good layers and non-setters, but 

 lay a small egg, white in color. They are readily recog- 



