Chap. VII. 



DESCRIPTION OF BREEDS. 



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There are two sub-breeds ; the spangled Hamburgh, of English 

 origin, with the tips of the feathers marked with a dark spot ; and 

 the pencilled Hamburgh, of Dutch origin, with dark transverse lines 

 across each feather, and with the body rather smaller. Both these 

 sub-breeds include gold and silver varieties, as well as some other 

 sub-varieties. Black Hamburghs have been produced by a cross 

 with the Spanish breed. 



7. Crested or Polish Breed (fig. 32). — Head with a large, 

 rounded crest of feathers, supported on a hemispherical protuberance 



Fig. 31— Hamburgh Fowl. 



of the frontal bones,which includes the anterior part of the brain. 

 The ascending branches of premaxillary bones and the inner nasal 

 processes are much shortened. The orifice of the nostrils raised 

 and crescentic. Beak short. Comb absent, or small and of cre- 

 scentic shape; wattles either present or replaced by a beard-like 

 tuft of feathers. Legs leaden-blue. Sexual differences appear late 

 in life. Do not incubate. There are several beautiful varieties 

 which differ ia colour and slightly in other respects. 



