66 OUB DOMESTIC FOWLS. 



plumage black, •with reflections of steel bine, 

 lower part of the back bright red, extending 

 thence, like a zone round the body ; the raiddle 

 tail feathers white, the rest black, with green 

 reflections; legs, vermilion red ; female, browu. 

 This splendid bird is a native of Sumatra. 



With respect to the last three species, we 

 believe that our naturalists regard them as 

 having contributed to the domestic fowl ; 

 indeed, with respect to the fire-backed pheasant, 

 this species represents a form distinct from 

 that of the true jungle-fowls, and must, there- 

 fore, be considered out of the question. 



It is then, to the three preceding species 

 that we must look. That the Kulm fowl of 

 the Dukhun, and the gigantic Malay fowl, are 

 identical we believe is generally admitted, and 

 the breed appears to be more extensively spread 

 in a domestic state than is supposed. In the 

 proceedings of the Zoological Society, for 

 1835, p. 92, we have the following notice 

 relative to some Herat fowls presented to the 

 society by Keith E. Abbott, Esq. — These were 

 a cock and two hens of the fowls of Herat, in 

 Khorassaun, a breed which Mr. Abbott believes 

 is unknown in Europe. They are young birds, 

 of the real Herat race. These, it was stated. 



