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maria, S. C., July 23d, 1850," in speaking of these Fowls, 



says : 



(( I had concluded to send you a Hen of mine to make out 

 the pair one that General Thompson sent me as particularly 

 fine ] though I say, in all sincerity of heart, that the pair sent 

 by me to Mr. John Giles was the best pair I have ever bred. 

 You are fortunate in securing them from him, as they will give 

 the very best representation of the breed when in full feather. 

 Mr. Giles, in a recent letter, informed me that the Cock had im- 

 proved very much." 



Colonel Summer, in a letter of July 8th, 1850, observes : 



' Santa Anna, or, properly, 'Hen-Cock,' (Gallus Gallenos 

 Spanish,) were brought from Queretaro, by Hon. Waddy 

 Thompson, and a pair presented to us by him has been bred 

 pure. I have their history from General Thompson." 



OF A FOWL DENOMINATED THE YANKEE GAME, Dr. Ben- 

 nett gives the following description : He says, " This Fowl 

 was originally produced by a cross" (I don'tlike crosses of 

 any kind, except, perhaps, a first cross, and that only for the 

 table, not for breeding purposes,) " between the Plymouth 

 Rock and Indian Game Hen. But a few only have been 

 produced from this mixture. I have since bred, and shall 

 continue to breed, this race, from the Cock and Hen described 

 in the preceding articles; that is to say, from the Spanish 

 Cock of Mr. Stacy, and the wild Indian Hen of Mr. Estes. 



t( This variety combines the great strength and size of the 

 Wild Indian Game Hen, and the sprightliness and beauty of 

 the Spanish Game, and thus partakes of the general cha- 

 racteristics of the two best kinds of Game Fowl. For loftiness, 

 carriage, hauteur, compactness of form, healthiness, neatness, 

 sprightliness, and general beauty, this sort are unrivalled ; and, 

 so far as fine flesh and captivating appearance are concerned, 

 they are, undoubtedly, the best breed in America." So says 





