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severe. Mr. C. W. Gedney, of Bromley, Kent, Eng- 

 land, resided for some years in that country, and pro- 

 fesses to be well acquainted with the habits and character 

 of these fowls, and we depend upon him for most of the 

 information we have in regard to them in their native 



Fig. 64. LANGSHAN COCK. 



country. They are entirely distinct from the Black 

 Cochin, and their native home is 1000 miles distant 

 from Cochin-China, whence the latter birds have been 

 brought. These birds are erect in carriage, have larger 

 combs, more feathered tails than the Black Cochins, and 



