SHANGHAE FOWL. 137 



"In the year 1849, there was brought out, on board of the 

 Ship Vancouver, from Shanghae, a breed of Fowls, which 

 differs from all others imported from Shanghae, in shape, size, 

 and form of the combs, and the shape and length of the wat- 

 tles. These Fowls have short legs, and their thighs are larger 

 in diameter than any others brought from that region. 



" The body is very wide and deep, and the breast is broad and 

 full, giving the Fowls an uncommonly square appearance. 

 The comb is very large, compared with other Shanghae Fowls, 

 and is larger than that of the Black Spanish, pure specimens 

 of which I have in my yard they are the original Spanish, 

 selected expressly for me in the interior of Fayal : the Eggs 

 from which have weighed from four to four and a half 

 ounces each, though the Hens seldom weigh over four pounds 

 each. 



" The form of the comb of the Shanghae is circular, not an- 

 gular, as the comb of all others brought from Shanghae, and 

 is deeply serrated, and like the comb of the Black Spanish. 

 The wattles are larger than those of any other Fowls, not except- 

 ing the Black Spanish. The cheeks are red. The ear lobes, and is 

 also of that colour, and in keeping with the size of the wattles. 

 The legs and feet are fully feathered, more than in any other 

 breed. 



" I still have the original, which have been carefully guarded, 

 and the progeny have improved in size upon the original stock. 



JOHN FASSELL." 



Tn a letter to the author, Mr. Geo. P. Burnham, of Boston, 

 Mass., who has bred several varieties of this stock, during the 

 past two years, speaks as follows : 



" For all the purposes of a really good Fowl, whether I 

 speak of beauty of model, good size, or laying qualities, I deem 

 the thorough-bred Shanghaes among the best, and generally 



most profitable of domestic birds. For the last two years, I 



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