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GOLDEN WYANDOTTES. 



their origin was no liappen chance, but was due to intelli- 

 gent methods in mating, with a fixed purpose in mind. — Ed.) 



REFER TO SILVER WYANDOTTES. 



In our illustrations and description of Silver Wyan- 

 dottes, together with the detects of that variety, we have 

 covered, we believe, every phase of the Golden Wyandotte 

 that would be of general interest or information to our 

 readers. 



The illustrations of the two varieties, as to shape, and 

 the word description of color, are the same in all sections 

 except substituting "golden bay" for "white"; "powdered 

 with golden bay" for "powdered with silver gray" in thighs 

 and fluff, and "dark slate or dark slate powdered with 

 golden bay" in under color. 



It is not our intention to eliminate any description that 

 will be of general use to our readers, but repetition would 

 be of no benefit and take additional space. 



There are two things in reference to shape of this 

 popular variety of the Wyandotte family that we desire to 

 call attention to, and they are length of body and back. 

 Golden Wyandottes, with but few exceptions, have been 

 faulty in this respect, due, perhaps, to the Winnebago blood 

 that was first introduced to give the color. The bird is 

 longer in back of males and the tail carried a little more up- 

 right. However, the breeders of this variety are gradu- 

 ally bringing the lines closer together. During the last 



two seasons there have been quite a number of wmners 

 at the leading shows that were almost perfect m color that 

 showed short backs, deep bodies, with short, well spread 



We call attention here to our color illustrations of male 

 and female that fill our idea of Standard outlines, and in 

 color they are as nearly correct as it is possible to reproduce 

 by the three-color process, and it is well to note at this time 

 that the reproduction of perfect color under this system is 

 always more or less faulty. Wie can reproduce in oil an 

 absolutely perfect color of any breed or variety, so far as 

 the original oil painting is concerned, but, in trying to re- 

 produce these colors under the three or four-color process, { 

 ink will not in every instance feed as it should, and one 

 color is apt to overlap another, even when the best presses 

 a,nd pressfeeders in the country are doing the work, and a 

 line, no wider than a hair, of one color on another makes a 

 decided difference in the looks of a picture. However, we 

 believe that the illustrations will give to our readers as 

 nearly a correct idea as it is possible to give, and we know 

 if any of you are fortunate enough to produce specimens 

 as good as the ones illustrated, in shape and color, you need 

 have no fear of competition in the best shows of America. 

 We wish to call special attention to the feathers that are 

 grouped around the color pictures. They represent our 

 ideal, both as to shape and color, and are well proportioned 

 in black and gold. 



