480 INDEX. 



TAME DUCK Young very healthy and easily reared P. 456 



The Musk Duck is not so prolific 456 



Mr. Dixon's account of the Tame Duck 457 



Various modes of cooking Ducks 463 



Native country of. 468 



Black Indian Ducks Their peculiarity 469 



Period of incubation of the Tame Duck 469 



The Mallard does not differ in this respect 469 



Best mode of rearing 470 



Some account of the Mallard Duck 471 



How a Hen must be treated while sitting on Ducks' Eggs 471 



TURKEY When introduced into England Varieties of. 361 



The best kind 363 



Crested 365 



When full grown 366 



Period of incubation 368 



Proper food for the young Diseases of the young 370 



"Shooting the red." 4 370 



WHITE-FRONTED GOOSE First impression on seeing 437 



Eggs of Qualities of this variety 439 



They pair like Pigeons 440 



WHITE CHINA GOOSE 440 



Meaning of genus, species, and variety, etc 442 



Existing varieties and species, the remains of extinct races.... 446 



Period of incubation of White China Goose 446 



Characteristics of this variety Eggs of. 446 



WILD GOOSE Will breed with the Domestic 396 



Period of incubation 397 



WILD FOWLS. GALLUS BANKIVA Its size 334 



Characteristics Habitat 334 



GALLUS FURCATUS By whom first described 334 



Characteristics Habitat 334 



GALLUS SONNERATII 335 



Erroneously supposed to be the progenitor of our Domestic 



Fowl 335 



Peculiarity of its hackle-feathers 335 



Description of BankivaHen 336 



Peculiarity of the neck-hackle of the Bankiva Cock 33T 



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