BREEDS AND VARIETIES 



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found in the American Stan- 

 dard of Perfection is 

 grouped as the Game Ban- 

 tams, embracing the same 

 varieties as given above 

 under the Games and the 

 Ornamental Bantams which 

 include the following breeds : 

 The Sebright, Rose Comb, 

 Booted, Brahma, Cochin, 

 Japanese, Polish, and Mille 

 Fleur. As will be noted by 

 their names, several of the 

 breeds of Bantams are min- figure 44.— Mottled Houdan cock, 

 iature representatives of the larger breeds of the same name, 

 such as in the case of the Games, Brahmas, Cochins, 

 and Polish Bantams. The keeping of Bantams affords consid- 

 erable pleasure and frequently 

 a substantial revenue can be 

 secured, especially by selling 

 stock for breeding and show 

 purposes. The production 

 of Bantams is especially 

 suited for town and city 

 back yards where the space 

 is usually limited. 



The Miscellaneous 

 Class. The term applied to 

 this class is of a general 

 nature, for it includes the 

 breeds from several of the 

 classes as given, in the 

 American Standard of Per- 

 White crest^d^BiL^k Polish cock. fection, namely, the PoKsh, 



