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brown blue, blue peivading all through as in the cock. They breed pretty true to colour, and sorry 
I am there are nevei now any shown, for they were really a pleasant variety to look upon, and the 
cock s hackles and saddles much sought after, as I have said, by fly-fishers. In the pit the cocks 
were wonderfully active, quick to attack, and quick to retire, and very difficult for the antagonist 
to lay hold of.” 
[The greatest change in fashion of all has, perhaps, taken place in Brown-reds. It will be 
found described in the sequel. — W. F. E.] 
“DUCK-WINGED GAME. — The Duckwing is one of our most beautiful breeds of Game; 
the bright gay colours are so beautifully contrasted that no one, not even a non-breeder, fails 
Hackle. Breast. Back. Flat of Wing. Saddle. 
Fig. 72 , — Feathers of Yellow Duck-wing Hen. 
to admire this splendid bird. His face is well-defined crimson ; the head just covered with silver- 
white small fine feathers ; hackle almost white, only a tinge of straw pervading ; his back a maroon 
straw and claret ; saddle just a shade darker than the hackle, the feathers being very fine and short, 
just long enough to hide the points of the wings. The shoulders are a nice brass or brassy maroon 
right from the butts to the clear steel bar, and no light streaks, which will however appear, if not 
very carefully bred, just about one inch from where the brass-colour begins from the butts ; the 
shoulder-butts themselves black ; breast black ; tail black, with a shade of bronze pervading the 
sickles ; eyes red, legs willow ; weight from 5 J to lbs. 
“ The hen to match in the show-pen should have the head grey ; comb and face bright red ; 
hackle silver-grey, darkly striped ; breast a bright salmon-red ; back and shoulder- coverts ought 
to be a slaty-grey, free from any ruddiness or pencilling. The tail a dark grey, almost black ; 
inside fluff a steel grey ; legs willow. Fig. 72 represents the feathers of the hen very accurately, 
except that the colour of the breast cannot be given in an engraving. 
