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Fig. 456. Buff Cochin 

 Bantam cockerel 1 



and a much more attractive bird than the large type, inasmuch 

 as the proportions which in a large bird give the impression of 

 absurd extension of extremities produce much less of that effect 

 in a bird too small to contain, in any part, a suggestion of utility. 



There are also bantam sizes of the Malay 

 and of the Indian Game. 



Rose-Combed Bantams are of two 

 kinds, — the Hamburg type, to which 

 the description "rose-combed" has been 

 given as a name, and the Sebrights, 

 which take their name from Sir John 

 Sebright, the originator of the type. The 

 Hamburg type is bred in two colors, 

 black and white. The blacks, with their 

 glossy plumage, red rose combs, white 

 ear lobes, and dainty, stylish forms are 

 by many considered the most beautiful of bantams. Sebright Ban- 

 tams have plumage laced like that of the Silver and Golden Polish, 

 with which the two varieties correspond in color. A peculiarity of 

 the breed is that the males are hen-feathered, that is, lack the 

 flowing hackle, the well-developed tail, and 

 the fine back and saddle feathers which nor- 

 mally distinguish the plumage of the cock. 

 Polish Bantams need no other description. 

 Asiatic Bantams present dwarf forms of all 

 the breeds classed as "Asiatics," — Cochins, 

 Brahmas, and Langshans. The Cochin Ban- 

 tams, first called Pekin Bantams, came orig- 

 inally from China. The others were made in 

 England and America. 



Japanese Bantams are of a very different 

 type from those originating on the continent 

 of Asia. They have very short legs, large combs, wings, and tails, 

 and a very erect carriage, bringing the head and tail together. 

 They are bred in various colors, but only the black, white, and 

 black-tailed white are recognized in the Standard of Perfection. 



1 Photograph from owner, Sidney Wells, Newark, Ohio. 



2 Owned by Louis T. C. Loring, Shrewsbury, Mass. Photograph by Graham. 



Fig. 457. Light Brahma 

 Bantam pullet ^ 



