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the dark bay. We have always liked the medium color the best 

 or as the Standard calls it, "golden bay." 



The ground color of the Silvers is milk white, or just a trifle 

 shaded, called silvery white. The latter color we prefer. The 

 lacing of both varieties should be a rich green black, or as the 

 Standard calls it, "glossy black," and each feather should be 

 laced all around evenly without outer fringe of gold or white. 



Seabright bantams should be rather short-backed, short 

 legged, compact bodies, with drooping wings, very prominent 

 chests, head thrown back, tail carried rather high and feathers 

 rather short, and another thing rather peculiar to Seabright ban- 

 tams is the quivering movements of tlie body so common with 



Buff Cochin. Male. 



Fantail pigeons. This is very often very noticeable, but not 

 common with all Seabrights. 



All Seabrights should have slate blue legs and feet. In these 

 varieties there is no need for different pens to breed males and 

 females, as both sexes are in all respects alike as far as markings 

 are concerned. • 



We have always been advocates of early hatching of ban- 

 tams. May and June, but not later than July. Bantams bred after 

 July may be a trifle smaller, but with good stock to start with 

 the earlier birds will prove the more healthy, and prove more 

 satisfactory. 



