TABLE 1. +-+-----------------------------------------------+-------------------------------------------+ | | F₂ from Sebright ♀ by Game ♂. |F₂ from Sebright ♂ by Game ♀. | | +---------+----------+--------------+-----------+---------+----------+----------+-----------+ | | |Hen-feath.|Hen-feath. |Cock-feath.| |Hen-feath.|Hen-feath.|Cock-feath.| | |Females. |♂ type 1. | ♂ type 2. | ♂. |Females. |♂ type 1. | ♂ type 2.|♂. | +-+---------+----------+--------------+-----------+---------+----------+----------+-----------+ |A| 15 | | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | | |B| 1 | 1 | | | 5 | | | 1 | |C| 3 | 1 | | | 4 | 1 | | | |D| 3 | 2 | | 2 | 2 | | | 1 | |E| 6 | | | | | 1 | | 1? | |F| 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2 | 1 | 1 | |G| 11 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | | 1 | |H| 5 | | | | | | | | |I| 1 | | | 2 | 1 | | | 2 | |J| 2 | 1 | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |K| | | 2 | 1 | | | | 2 | |L| | | | | 1 | | | | |M| | | | | 1 | | | | |N| | | | | | | | | |O| | | | | | | | 1 | |P| | | | | | | 1 | | | +---------+----------+--------------+-----------+---------+----------+----------+-----------+ | | 53 | 7 | 8 | 13 | 19 | 7 | 7 | 13 | +-+---------+----------+--------------+-----------+---------+----------+----------+-----------+ F₂ HENS. _A._ 8 females that are like F₁; 7 others resemble them below, but have stippled back and rump feathers (4 of these have yellow necks, and 3 black necks like those of F₁). Here, then, are two or three subdivisions, or perhaps main classes. _B._ 1 female is very close to game, having the characteristic stippling above and salmon breast below. She is darker colored than the game females, therefore more like the Leghorn female.
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