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are named, in station or plumage, the whole bird being a rich, 

 glossy, green black ; in other particulars their standing and ap- 

 pearance are precisely the same as the two preceding ; there is no 

 doubt of their having been bred from them. As the club rule 

 may describe them better than anything I can say, I shall take 

 leave to present it to my readers : 



THE BARBARY FOWL, 



Is a large, grotesque fowl, with feathered legs, like our booted 

 Bantam. I have received some specimens across the Mediter- 

 ranean, through Spain, where they are frequently found. They 

 are productive and large-bodied, and have been imposed on some 

 collectors as Cochin China, without having the most distant claim 

 to the title. They are generally of a dark colour, and are re- 

 jected as mothers, as well as all the booted fowl, being likely to 

 addle their eggs, or inj ure their young by the damp of their boots, 

 while hatching or rearing. 



THE NEGRO FOWL, 



Is rather a small variety, and neither ornamental nor useful ; it 

 should not be permitted into any poultry-yard ; it has black 

 feathers, black comb and wattles, black skin, and black bones ; 

 it is a well-shaped little bird, but, from its black comb and gills, 

 has an unhealthy appearance ; there is nothing to recommend it, 

 but curiosity. It is a native of Africa. 



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