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White Langshan.—The White Langshan should be pure white 
throughout in both sexes, with no evidence of any foreign color. The 
surface color should be free from any indication of brassiness and 
there should be no evidence of creaminess in the surface or in the un¬ 
dercolor. Brassiness is more likely to appear in the male than in the 
female. The shanks and toes are slaty or blue in color. 
DORKING. 
The Dorking is an English breed which has been developed and kept 
quite extensively in England for a long period and is widely known 
Fig. 10.—Silver-Gray Dorking innle. 
for its desirable table qualities. In type the Dorking is low set on 
the legs, with a very long body and prominent breast. The outline 
of the body is decidedly rectangular. The legs, toes, and skin are 
white. This breed lays a tinted egg. One of the most distinctive 
characteristics of the Dorking is the presence of the fifth toe, directly 
above the usual fourth toe, and it is generally of good length, curv¬ 
ing upward from the base (see fig. 23). The breed is clean legged; 
that is, the legs are free from feathers. 
White Dorking. — The White.Dorking differs from the other varie¬ 
ties of Dorking in having a rose comb. This variety is white through- 
