BARN-YARD FOWLS. 



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quill feathers and the white hackle of the neck and saddle. The neck of 

 the hen is silvery white; the breast salmon red, changing to gray near the 

 thighs; the wings silvery or slaty gray, without any tinge of red; the 

 tail dark red, the inside nearly l)lack. The chicks grow rapidly, if well 

 fed, so that they may be mude ready for broiling before they are fully 

 fattened. 



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A PAIR OF BUFF LEGHORNS. 



A PAIR OF ROSE COMB RHODE ISLAND REDS. 



IV. Fawn-Colored Dorkings. 

 Birds of this variety are handsome, but with tails shorter than the 

 others ; they have black legs and a high carriage. The hens lay large eggs. 

 The matured cocks will weigh up to nine pounds and the hens seven 



