STANDARD VAStETlBS OF (JFL1CKKNS. 
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Fig. 10.—Silver Leghorn, female. 
is to have the shade as even as possible throughout. The legs and 
toes are a rich j^ellow. 
1 he Rose Comb Buff Leghorn is identical with the Single Comb 
Buff Leghorn except in the matter of the rose comb. 
The Single Comb Black Leghorn (figs. T and 8) is distinguished 
from the other Single Comb Leghorns by the color alone, which is 
black in all sections, showing a lustrous sheen, free from purple 
barring. The undercolor throughout is a dull black. The legs and 
toes are yellow or dusky yellow. The Single Comb Black Leghorn 
is a very attractive variety, but is not found verv commonlv. 
The Silver Leghorn (figs. 9 and 10) is a single-comb variety of 
this breed and is identical in type with the other single-comb varie¬ 
ties. This variety also is most attractive in color but is not very 
commonly kept. The male has a silver top color. The head is silver 
white and the hackle is of the same color but with a median stripe 
of black. The wing fronts and shoulders are black, the bows a silver 
white, the coverts black and forming a distinct bar across the wing. 
The primaries are black except for the silver white outer edges of the 
lower feathers. The secondaries are also black, but a part of the 
outer web is white in some of the feathers, forming a white wing bar. 
The back, saddle, and lower tail coverts are silver white. The cape, 
main tail feathers, sickles, upper tail coverts, breast, body, thighs, 
