Standard
Varieties of Chickens:
Japanese Bantams
The striking beauty and peculiar-shaped tails of
the Black-tailed Japanese Bantams (fig. 40) make
them great favorites and place them in the front
ranks of the Bantam class.
They are white, excepting
the tail and wings. The tail is black; the sickles
black, edged with white. The wings are large and
long, with drooping points; the color of the
primaries and secondaries is dark slate, edged with
white. When the wing is folded it is apparently
white. The tail is expanded and carried in an
upright position, almost touching the back of the
head; sickles, 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.
FOR
FURTHER READING...
The following images come from the FeatherSite, "an on-line zoological garden of domestic poultry". The Japanese Bantams
page contains further information about this breed's
history and more images of these fowl.
Image Credits
(from left to right):
Courtesy of Barry Koffler;
Courtesy of Barry Koffler;
Courtesy of Joey Liistro;
Courtesy of Linda Brenner
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