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Standard Varieties of Chickens. 
shape very characteristic among the standard breeds. The comb is 
single and of medium size. The liens of this breed lay brown-shelled 
eggs. 
The feathering of the body extends down the outer side of the 
shanks and along the outer toes, the other toes being free from feath¬ 
ers. The shank and toe feathering is somewhat less abundant than in 
the Brahma and considerably less so than in the Cochin. The shanks 
and toes are black or slaty blue and the skin is white. 
Fig. 9.—Black Langshan female. 
The standard weight of cocks is 9^ pounds, hens 7^ pounds, cocker¬ 
els 8 pounds, pullets 6^ pounds. It will be seen, therefore, that this 
breed is considerably lighter than either the Brahma or Cochin, be¬ 
ing almost identical with the Plymouth Bock in the standard weight. 
Black Langshan.—The Black Langshan should be black throughout 
in both sexes, showing no foreign color of any kind. The black on 
the surface should show a greenish sheen free from purple. The 
shanks and toes of this variety are.black and the bottoms of the 
feet are pinkish white. 
