STANDARD VARIETIES OF CHICKENS. 
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Fig. 12.—Single Comb Black Minorca, female. 
The Red Pyle Leghorn also is a single-comb variety and is not 
very commonly found. In type this variety is identical with the 
other Single Comb Leghorns. The male is white with a red and 
orange top color. The head should show a bright orange, the hackle 
a light orange which may show some tinge of brighter yellow, the 
wing bows red, part of the outer web of the secondaries red, back red, 
and saddle light orange. The outer webs of the lower feathers of 
the primaries are bay. All other sections are white, and the under¬ 
color is white throughout. In the female the color including under¬ 
color is white throughout except for the head J which is golden, the 
hackle or neck feathers, which are white edged with gold, the 
feathers in front of the neck, which are white with a salmon tinge, 
and the breast, which is salmon. The legs and toes of both sexes 
are yellow. 
MINORCA. 
The Minorca appears to have been kept in Spain for a long time, 
and it is probable that the Minorcas found in this country came 
originally from that source. As the name would indicate, they are 
commonly supposed to have been natives of the island of Minorca. 
The importations to this country probably were from England 
rather than directly from Spain. 
