BLACK.--Plumage pure black. Otherwise same as above.
BOURBON RED.--A kindred variety to the buff, having deep reddish-buff
plumage.
BRONZE.--Largest and hardiest of all varieties for the market. Adult
cock thirty-six pounds, hen twenty pounds.
BUFF.--Feathers a reddish buff, the wing flights being white.
NARRAGANSETT.--Plumage bronze and black with a mixture of white. Second
in size to bronze. Cock thirty pounds, hen eighteen pounds. General
color gray.
SLATE.--Plumage of a bluish slate shade. Cock twenty-seven pounds, hen
eighteen pounds.
WHITE HOLLAND.--Plumage pure white throughout; has pinkish white shanks.
Cocks twenty-eight pounds, hens eighteen pounds.
[Illustration: The Swan, on account of its graceful carriage, and beauty
of form, is not only a universal favorite with children and grown-ups
but has been the subject of much legend and poetry. It was sacred to
Apollo, and was the bird of the Muses; and was fabulously celebrated for
its melodious song, especially at the time of its death. From the latter
legend we derive the expression “swan-song” which means the last effort,
or production, or achievement of an individual.]