DESCRIPTION OF PLATES.
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Fig. 1. Black-Breasted Game bantam cock. He is typically cock-feathered, but, as in all games, his hackles and tail-coverts are shorter than in the cocks of other breeds. The comb was dubbed by the breeder.
Fig. 2. Black-Breasted Game bantam hen. The great contrast in color between the cock and hen is practically the same as that in the Brown Leghorn, in most races of Tosa fowls, and in the wild type Gallus bankiva.
Fig. 3. Sebright cock, “hen-feathered.” The short hackles, the rounded feathers of the back and saddle, and the shortness of the tail-coverts are characteristic features of these males. For details of individual feathers from different regions see [plate 6] and [plate 8].
Fig. 4. A castrated Sebright male. The drawing was made about a year after the operation. This particular bird developed a lighter color than did other castrated Sebrights (see [plate 3], fig. 1). The entire dorsal region has changed its color, and the feathers have also changed in shape, length, etc. Note especially the very long hackle and saddle feathers (for details see [plate 6], fig. 1a) and the change in the wing-bow. The tail-coverts have also grown long.
Fig. 1. F₁ hen-feathered male out of Game by Sebright. The hen-feathering in this bird is as complete as in the Sebright.
Fig. 2. F₁ female out of Game by Sebright.