BARN-YAED FOWLS. 



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They have just a perceptible crest, pendent wattles, and very little 

 comb. Whatever the color, they have but few feathers on the leo-s, 

 which are slaty blue, and the thighs vulture hocked. The plumao-e is 

 close and compact, the ear lobes and wattles bright red and peculiar in 

 shape. The chicks are hardy and feather quickly, and the eggs are large, 

 smooth and excellent in flavor. Two peculiarities of this breed are the 

 almost total absence of comb, causing a depression in that part, and their 

 cavernous and conspicuous nostrils. The accompanying illustration, to- 

 gether with the cut of head on a previous page, will sufliciently portray 

 their distinguishmg characteristics. 



XI. Spanish Pcrwls. 



There are a number of Spanish varieties besides the Pure Black and 

 the Pure White, as the Minorca or Red-faced Black, the Ancona, the 

 Gray or mottled, and the Andalusian or Blue Spanish. They have lono- 

 been yalued in the United States for their great laying and non-sitting 



PAIR OF SILVER-SPANGLED HAMBURGS. 



qualities, but are too tender to stand a northern climate, without extra 

 protection, and they do not do well anyw^here, when exj^osed to wet. With 

 proper attention, the fancier may get good returns in large, meaty, well- 

 flavored eggs, and plenty of them. To the average farmer they are not 

 a valuable breed. 



