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farmers’ BULLETIN 806. 
In the Black Wyandotte the color is black in all sections, showing 
a greenish sheen, free from purple barring. The undercolor is 
lighter, somewhat on the slate order. 
In the Partridge Wyandotte the color is the same as in the Part¬ 
ridge Plymouth Rock. In the Silver-Penciled and Columbian Wyan- 
dottes (figs. 8 and 9) the color is the same as in the corresponding 
varieties of the Plymouth Rocks. 
Fig. 10.—Dominique, male. 
THE JAVA. 
The Java i> one of the oldest breeds developed in the United States. 
In general this fowl tends to be long in body and broad in back. The 
comb is single, and the legs of the Black variety are black, or black 
approaching yellow, while those of the Mottled variety are yellow 
and leaden blue. The color of the legs detracts somewhat from the 
fowl for market purposes. The skin, however, is yellow. The hens 
are good layers of brown-shelled eggs, and the fowls are suitable for 
