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this is probably due to weakened constitutions from too much 

 close breeding for strictly ornamental purposes. There is no 

 reason why the Game should not be as easy to rear as the Leg- 

 horn. 

 The varieties of the Games are: Black-Breasted Red, Brown 



^Mmmmm^' 



Fig. 47. — Silver Duckwing Games. 



Red, Golden Duckwing, Silver Duckwing (see Fig. 47), Birchen, 

 Red Pyle, White, and Black. 



Game Bantams. — For every Game there is a Game Bantam. 

 See Fig. 48. The color of the plumage in the Bantam, its mark- 

 ings, shape and carriage correspond precisely to the Game that 

 bears its name. The Bantam's diminutive size is the only dis- 



