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long and gracefully curved. The shanks are free from feathers and 
bright golden in color. 
The White and Black Japanese Bantams are the same in size and 
shape as the Black-tailed Japanese. The beak, shanks, and toes of the 
White are yellow, and those of the Black are yellow, or yellow shaded 
with black. The color of the White is pure white; of the Black, a 
lustrous black. 
POLISH BANTAMS. 
Polish Bantams are of American origin, and appeared about 1872, pro¬ 
duced by an accidental cross of a White Polish cock and a common hen. 
At first the chicks had small crests and the plumage was often disfig¬ 
ured by foul feathers, 
but under careful breed¬ 
ing the color has been 
established, so that foul 
feathers no longer ap¬ 
pear and the crests have 
been nearly doubled in 
size. They were admit¬ 
ted to the Standard in 
1879-80, and since then 
they have been dissemi 
nated throughout the 
country, although they 
are as yet comparatively 
rare, in perfection. 
ORNAMENTAL POUL¬ 
TRY. 
The Standard recog¬ 
nizes several varieties of 
poultry which are purely 
ornamental in character and purpose. They can not be considered as 
either prolific for eggs or superior for table purposes. 
RUSSIANS. 
The Bussian fowl is supposed to have been introduced into this 
country about fifty years ago, but the breed finds little, if any, favor 
here, and as a result it has become run down and scattered promis¬ 
cuously. In size the birds are medium, the cocks weighing SJ pounds, 
the hens, 6 J pounds. The cock has a well-formed head, rather large in 
size; stout, curved, black or horn-colored beak; rose comb, without spikes; 
full, heavy beard, which curves around to the back of the eyes; medium¬ 
sized ear lobes; long, pendulous wattles; well-arched neck; broad back, 
tapering to the tail; full, round breast; compact, broad body; wings of 
medium size; strong thighs; legs of medium length and dark, lead color; 
