BABN-YABD FOWLS. 



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XV ill. Ostrich Fowls. 



This breed is not widely disseminated, but in their native region- 

 Bucks County, Pa.— they are highly esteemed for their weight, valuable 

 laying qualities, excellent flesh, and hardy constitutions. The cocks will 

 weio-h nine pounds at maturity and the hens seven to eight, and will 

 *^ ~ often lay forty to fifty eggs before 



wanting to sit. The color of the 

 cock is blue-black, the ends of 

 the feathers tipped with white. 

 The wings a golden or yellow 

 tinge, the hackle dark glossy blue. 

 The cocks have a double rose-col- 

 ored comb, and large wattles. The 

 leo-s are short and strong, and the 

 body thick and plump. The hens 

 are marked similarly to the cock, 

 but more soberly, and the comb 

 is single, high and serrated. 

 XrX. Pl3rmouth Rock Fowls. 

 This is one of the latest-formed of American breeds, first shown at 



OSTRICH FOWLS. 



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A PAIR OF COLUMBIAN WYANDOTTES. 



Boston in 1840. It is evidently a breed made up of various crosses, and 



