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DOMESTIC FOWL. 



BOLTON GRAYS, BOLTON BAYS, DUTCH EVERY-DAY LAYERS, 



PENCILLED DUTCH FOWL, provincial CHITTIPRATS, CREELS, 

 ETC. 



They are a very handsome little fowl, frequently imported from 

 Holland, but seem to have made a stand in Bolton, in Lancashire, 

 from whence they are named, and where they are a strong feature 

 amongst the prize poultry, shown for feather. The ground colour 

 of the Bolton Grays is pure white, beautifully and minutely touched 

 with black, originating the appellation of pencilled fowl. Bolton 

 Bays are precisely the same fowl, but not so abundant the only 

 difference being, the ground of the feather is a Rufus yellow, the 

 markings or pencilling is precisely the same as in the grays. There 

 is not the slightest distinction between the two, in any other respect. 

 They are known by provincial names, in various parts of the 

 country. In the neighbourhood of London, from the frequency 

 of their being brought over by the Kotterdam steamers, they are 



