

150 THE COCHIN CHINA FOWL. 



bred with care, from his imported stock; and which were 

 generally acknowledged at the head of the list of specimens. 

 At this show, Mr. Burnham declined an offer of $120 for his 

 twelve premium Cochin China Chickens, and, subsequently, 

 $20 for the choice of Pullets. 



The committee of this Exhibition, in their published Report, 

 state, that "the specimens displayed on this occasion, em- 

 braced almost every known variety of the best Domestic 

 Fowls ; and the number of samples of Aquatic, Ornamental, 

 and Cage birds was very generous. The improvement made 

 in breeding, during the past twelvemonth, was very apparent 

 in the character of a large proportion of the fine gallinaceous 

 Fowls exhibited these being, for the most part, from late im- 

 ported stocks, in many cases very carefully bred." 



"The magnificent samples of Cochin China Fowls, con- 

 tributed by Gr. P. Burnham, were the theme of much com- 

 ment and deserved praise. These birds include his imported 

 Fowls and their progeny of which he exhibited nineteen 

 splendid specimens. To this stock, the Committee unani- 

 mously awarded the first premiums for Fowls and Chickens; 

 and finer samples of Domestic birds will rarely be found in 

 this country. They are bred from the Queen's variety, obtained 

 by Mr. Burnham last winter, at heavy cost, and are unques- 

 tionably, at this time, the finest thorough-bred Cochin Chinas 

 in America." 



I have said that the family of Shanghaes and that of the Co- 

 chin Chinas are very nearly allied. Under this impression, I 

 wrote a twelve month ago to the Rev. Mr. Dixon, giving him a 

 close description of two varieties of Shanghaes which I knew 

 to be pure at least, I was certain they came from Shanghae ; 

 the varieties differing only in the one being about fifteen or 

 sixteen pounds per pair, and being comparatively smooth- 

 legged, and the other running from seventeen to twenty pounds 

 p^jr pair, and being well feathered on the legs in general, though 



