NEW, rOl-LLAU bUEKLS OF POULTRY. 



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question settled, it was admitted to the English standard. Birds were 

 broujiht to the United States in 1878, and admitted to the standard here 

 in 1883. The excellence of the fowls soon attracted general attention. 

 They are showy, handsome, have the power of resisting disease remark- 

 ably, and are noted for their quietude and ability to stand confinement. 



SULTAN COCK. 



BLACK-TAILED JAPANESE BANTAM COCK. 



ROSE-COMB WHITE LEGHORN COCKEREL. SILVER GRAY DORKING COCK, 



They are great winter layers, a characteristic of Asiatic fowls, and with 

 special care are also good all the year layers. The hens are good sitters 

 and good mothers ; the flesh is considered superior. The chicks when 

 hatched are black with shades of canary color on the head ai-.d breast, 



