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nized by their peculiar rose comb with its long, spikelike 

 projection in the back, their red face, white ear lobes, and 

 bluish legs. The prevailing color of the golden varieties 

 is a reddish bay marked with black and of the silver vari- 

 eties white marked with black. The cock usually has 

 more dark markings than the hen. 



The Red-caps are large fowl with a red and black 

 plumage. The comb is similar to the Hamburg's but 

 larger, and the ear lobes are red. 



The Campines resemble the Hamburgs, but have a 

 single comb. 



The French Class includes the Houdans, the Creve- 

 coeurs, and the La Fleche. The Houdans are mottled 

 black and white with pinkish white legs, with a fifth toe 

 like the Dorkings, and are easily recognized by their 

 peculiar crest. 



The other breeds of fowl, like the crested Polish, Ban- 

 tams, and game fowl, have less interest for the poultry 

 raiser, though often seen in exhibitions and poultry shows. 



To sum up, we may group all these breeds according to 

 their value into (i) the egg breeds, including the Leghorn, 

 Minorca, Spanish, and Red-cap; (2) the meat breeds, in- 

 cluding the Brahmas, Cochins, and Langshans; (3) the 

 general purpose breeds, including the Plymouth Rocks, 

 Wyandottes, Rhode Island Reds, Dorkings, and Orping- 

 tons ; and (4) the fancy breeds, including the Polish, 

 Bantams, Games, etc. 



Definitions. 



American Standard of Perfection, an illustrated volume 

 pubhshed by the American Poultry Association, indicating 

 the desirable points of each recognized breed of fowl. 



Comb, the fleshy outgrowth on the head. 



