478 INDEX. 



GUINEA FOWL Period ofincubation Appropriate food of.. .P. 374 



The way to feed the young 375 



Prolificness of Native country of 377 



Varieties of 378 



HONG KONG, or CHINA GOOSE Multitude of names for 420 



Description of. 421 



The habitat of Number of Eggs laid by 422 



Worst flyer of all Geese 423 



Period ofincubation 424 



Habit on leaving her nest 425 



Eggs hatched out by a husband and wife 425 



Colour of China Goose 425 



Most noisy of all Geese 42G 



Age of maturity Advantage of a cross with common Goose... 427 



JAVA FOWL Not known to exist here in its purity 272 



Fowls on Long Island of this name 272 



Description of 272 



JERSEY-BLUE FOWL A mongrel 273 



Characteristics and weightof. 271 



MALAY FOWL Mr. E. R. Cope's opinion of. 133 



Description of 133 



The habitat of the Malay Fowl 160 



Height, weight, and general characters of 160 



Mr Cope's importation of Malays 163 



Description of the Malay Fowl extracted from the Penny Cy- 

 clopedia 163 



Mr. Baker's description of one Malay Hen 164 



Singular habit of this breed 166 



Black Malays 169 



PEA FOWL Description of Destructiveness of. 345 



Her age when she begins to lay 348 



Pied variety White variety 349 



PHEASANT The Ring-necked 851 



Proper food for 353 



Difficulty of crossing with Domestic Fowls 353 



The Common will breed with the Ring-necked variety 354 



Period of incubation 354 



REARING AND MANAGEMENT OF FOWLS Its profita- 

 bleness .* 59 



Two classes of Fowl-breeders 60 



