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Standard Varieties of Chickens. 
■with a fairly large, rectangular body of good length and a prominent 
breast. The body is set rather low on the legs. The color of the 
breed is black throughout in both sexes, the undercolor being dull 
black. The standard weights of the Crevecceur are, cock 8 pounds, 
hen 7 pounds, cockerel 7 pounds, pullet 6 pounds. 
Fig. 30.—Salmon Favorelles male. 
LA FLECHE. 
The La Fleche, also a French breed, is even less often encountered 
in the United States than either the Houdan or the Crevecceur. In 
size the La Fleche is the largest of the standard breeds of the French 
class, the standard weights being, cock 8-| pounds, hen U pounds, 
cockerel 7-| pounds, pullet 64 pounds. 
In type the La Fleche has a long, broad, and fairly deep body 
which slants backward toward the tail, with a full, prominent breast. 
It is set higher on the legs than either the Houdan or the Crevecceur. 
The tail is rather large and carried moderately low in the male and 
