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body, while the Spangled Hamburghs have only one distinct 

 spot or spangle upon each of their feathers. 



" Some of 'the purest and best bred of the Spangled variety 

 produce Cocks which, when adult, have purely white hackles 

 on the neck and saddle, but which, while Chickens in their 

 first feather, have all the feathers of the neck and saddle 

 slightly spangled with black, but their adult hackles come 

 pure white. [We have known Chickens of this breed pass 

 through changes of colour much rese'mbling those of young 

 Guinea Fowl.] 



" The Golden Spangled Hamburghs differ in nothing except 

 the ground colour of the body from the Silver Spangled. 

 While it is expedient to abandon their provincial names, I 

 cannot too strongly urge the necessity of attaching a proper 

 importance to this variety of Domestic Poultry. They are 

 beautiful looking Fowls, excellent layers, and although not so 

 large, are as good a table Fowl, in quality and juiciness of 

 flesh, as the Dorking, and come quite as early to maturity." 



The Red Caps in our list are a family of the breed, with 

 their combs somewhat more developed than would be con- 

 s^ered as a model in Mr. Bissell's valuable communication. 

 The Silver Pencilled may fairly be called a tender breedr; but 

 they will well repay a little extra care and attention, which 

 indeed they may be said absolutely to require. Like the 

 Bantams, they will occasionally produce single-combed Chicks ; 

 such are considered as aberrant, ill-bred, and to be rejected. 

 Aldrovandi has figured a single-combed Hen as one of his 

 Turkish Fowls. 



