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origin <>\ race of bantam fowl- known among English fanciers as 

 Cuckoo IVkins. The Cuckoo Pekin- were originated about 25 

 \ears ago by the well-known English fancier and authority on 

 the bantam breed-. Mr. William Flamank Knt\vi>k-. In his book ' 

 on bantams, which is the standard work on the subject in English, 

 he gives the following statement re-arding the appearance of the 

 < 'ui-koo \ ari'-t\ ' loc. fit., p. 40 . 



"\\C now pa on to the Cuckoo IVkins. These are a very 

 recent introduction; in fact, the tiist time that a pair of this 

 variety \\.i- e\hiliit-d was at the Bautry Show in September. 

 [888, \\hen Master I -"rani-. ! 1 nt\\i-le exhibited ihree pair> of 

 them, \\hich produced (]iiitc a -en-ation. one pair winning the 

 -il\er cup. In colour thev are <iuite as perfect as .in\- -hown 

 ^inii-, though they are no\\ much impro\i-d in >hape. cu-hion. 

 Softness o| tail, ami abundance o| foot an<l -hank leather. \\'e 

 fir-i produced ( 'u< koo- in thi- \\a\ : \\hile cining Black Tekin- 

 and \\hite Hooted \\ith the double intention of strengthening 

 the Blacks, and producing White I'ekiii-. \\ e reared, amongst 

 Others, one a rather dirtv looking white. SO verj excellent in 

 shape, etc., that u e thought it good enough to >ho\\ as \\hite 

 I'ekill at the Dair\' Sho\\ ; SO \\ e had it (aught and \\a-hed. but 

 to our siirprisi- it \\mild imi come a better \\hite than \\hen lir-t 

 I nit into the -, Mpsiids; \\e tried a tliorotigli go f K 1 soaking, \\a~h 

 and lin-ing. and then had her carefully dried; and mi the follou- 

 in^ morning \\ e h.id a carelul look .it her. when \\e di-io\erid 

 faint bin regular bar- of simu- colour, on a milk white ground. 

 \\ e at once sa\\ that in this pullet \\e had a more \aluable pri/e 

 than a |mre \\hite \\oiild ha\e been, and \\e mated her \\ilh her 



site, a Bla k Pekin cock, for the next season. From this mating 



ue had di-linct cuckoo markings, and tlu-si- pulleis \\ ( mated 

 \\ith a ( "uckoo (o.kere!, \\hich Mr. l.eiio kindly s ( -nt u-. and 

 \\ hich he bred from his imported ( 'hiiu-se Cuckoo cock, we believe 

 the onl\ one ever sent from C'hina. Tin n ue bred in-and-in, 

 and back to the pure Black IVkins. until they have pn>\ cd them- 

 sel\e- ca]>able of. no\\ ami then, beating all other colours of 

 Pekins." 



In considering this case the lir-t point to be noted is that there 



\V. I-".. "HaiH.iiu-." NY.ikrtirM. pp. 1-116. 



