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Mr. W. 13. Tcgetmcicr on Modern 



The fowls known in tliis country as Polish and in France 

 as Race dc Padoue (fig. 11, p. 317) are characterized by large 

 feathered crests, which appear to necessitate a peculiar deve- 

 lopment of the frontal bones for their support. This protu- 

 berance, which assumes a hemispherical form, is seldom 

 completely ossified; it contains the anterior part of the 



Fig. 12. 





Spangled Polish Hen. 



brain, which consequently is in a most abnormal form, 

 approaching that of an hour-glass"*. 



The Polish breeds are of considerable antiquity, having 

 been described by Aldrovandus and figured by the old Dutch 

 painters. Beyond increasing the size of the crests and the 



* Cf. Tegetmeier on « Skulls of Polish Fowls," P. Z. S. 1866, p. 366. 



