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greatest perfection, perhaps, in the southerly portion of New England which has long been 

 specially known as a region where fine turkeys are produced. In the lower counties of Rhode 

 Island and Connecticut along the borders of the sea enormous numbers of turkeys are 

 raised annually, for the Atlantic city markets, or for family consumption in the large inland 

 towns of New England, New Y&quot;ork State, etc. And chief among this production has been 

 the Narragansett Turkey in later years improved upon by the introduction there of the 

 Mammoth Bronze gobbler, -which has increased the average size largely. The colors of the 

 plumage of the Narragansett Turkey are black and white, mixed or splashed, so that they 

 pass for a gray bird. But the feathering is uneven in hue, though it is claimed by those who 

 have bred them extensively that, with proper selections and mating, they could with care be 

 bred to a feather in color.&quot; 



WHITE HOLLAND TURKEY, 



Bred by Benson, Maule & Co., Philadelphia, Pa. 



The color of the plumage in the most perfectly marked birds is a metallic black, each 

 feather ending in a broad, light steel-gray band edged with black; wings, black or dark-brown 

 penciled across with white or gray bars; wing bows metallic black with considerable bronze 

 lustre; tail black, with irregular penciled bars of brown, each feather ending in a broad, black 

 band edged with light-gray. Shanks long, strong, and deep salmon or brown in color; color 

 of beak, light horn. This variety is thought by many to be more tame and domestic in its 

 habits and less inclined to roam, than some others. 



The White Turkey. This variety, sometimes called the White Holland Turkey, is 

 not as commonly seen as the bronze and some of the other varieties. It is also not so large 

 or hardy as the bronze variety, but is very attractive, having a pure white plumage, which 

 forms a pleasing contrast with the bright red and blue white caruncles of the head and neck, 

 and the glossy jet black tuft on the breast of the cocks. Its flesh is white and juicy, and its 



