Breeds of the Domestic Fowl. 



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feathers are tipped with a black mark, crescentic in some 

 strains and circular in others. The birds were formerly 

 called Mooneys or Pheasant-fowls. The combs are what are 

 known as double, being flat on the head, peaked behind, and 

 covered with small short sprigs. These breeds are of fair 

 size and are non-sitters. A sub-variety with the plumage 

 entirely black is known as the Black Hamburg. 



Fig. 11. 



White-crested Black Polish Cock. 



Pencilled Ilamburgs (fig. 10, p. 316) are unquestionably 

 of continental origin ; they are well known in France as 

 Campines, and on their first introduction to this country were 

 termed Dutch every-day layers. They are smaller than the 

 spangled breeds, and are characterized by the feathers of the 

 hens (and those of both sexes before the moult into adult 

 plumage) being marked with several transverse bars of black 

 on a white or bav ground. 



