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The Bantams 
T HE Bantams are very small fowl 
that weigh only about a fifth of 
what the same kind of fowl usually 
weigh. That is, they are small specimens 
of many different kinds. The first fowls 
that were so small came from Bantam on 
the island of Java, so all very small fowl 
were soon called bantams. Not only are 
there bantams of tame fowl, but of game 
fowl as well. These have all the bright colors in their plumage that the 
large fowls have. They are always ready for a fight, and are amusing. 
The Ham-burgs 
T HE Ham-burgs came from Holland, 
so they are Dutch, although they 
take their name from the city of 
Ham-burg, which is in what is now known 
as Germany. For more than three hundred 
years this kind of fowl has been known. 
They have a comb different from any other 
fowl. It is fleshy and rose-colored, and 
ends in a sharp point behind. Their ear¬ 
lobes are white. Their plumage is bay with green spangles over it. The 
hens are called the “everlasting layers,” because they give so many eggs. 
White Wyandottes 
AFTER all, no color makes fowl look quite, so dainty as pure white, 
/"% These seem to have stopped in the midst of their meal to have their 
pictures taken, for a turnip with its green top only partly eaten, lies 
on the ground between them. They have 
the kind of comb of the Wy-an-dottes, which 
is different from some others. It fits close 
to the head, and is called the “rose” comb 
because it is flattened instead of upright, and 
has small, rounded points all over it. It is 
oval and comes to a point in the rear. Their 
bodies are well-rounded, and altogether they 
are a trig little couple. 
