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THE AMERICAN FARMER. 



varieties in common use that are now only known as wild fowls, such as the Black, the Can 

 vas-back, the Wood Duck, the various kinds of Wild Turkeys, Geese, Pheasants, Quail, the 

 Prairie Hen (known as the Pinnated Grouse), the Partridge, etc., all of which a few genera- 



EUROPEAN QUAIL. 



tions of domestication would improve in size, quality, and fineness of flesh, as experience has 

 shown with our domestic fowls of to-day. 



It is a well-known fact among bird fanciers and breeders of the wild fowl, that none of 

 the large domesticated breeds of ducks were in a wild state larger than the average Canvas- 



