56 THE PEOPLE'S PRACTICAL POULTRY BOOK. 



shown birds of this variety, to our knowledge, in this country; they claim 

 for them, however, great excellence, as producers of eggs and for 

 table qualities. 



DOMINIQUE GAMES take their names from fowls which are common on 

 the Island of Dominica, and in feathering, especially on cocks, are really very 

 beautiful. They are long and rangy in body, well set up or stationed, high, 

 fine heads, and invariably possess thin single combs, free from tassel or head- 

 feathers, while neck-hackle or shawl is made up of long fringe-like feathers, 

 quite uniformly dotted or penciled so too of the tail hackles. The hens 

 are quite uniform in feathering, although they have more subdued colors. 

 They are very hardy fowls and most prolific layers. Flesh is yellow, and as 

 in almost all of the game varieties, of fine grain and excellent flavor. This 

 variety of fowl is said to be quite scarce in this country. 



GEORGIAN GAME. This well known variety of fowls came originally 

 from Europe, brought over by a gentleman who was a native of Geor- 

 gia, and celebrated in his time for the reputation his game fowls made 

 for him in sporting circles South. The breed is now generally recognized by 

 most of the poultry clubs, and ranks high with many leading fanciers. They 

 are claimed to have superior laying and table qualities, hardiness, courage, 

 (and what no one will question who has ever seen them,) beauty of plumage, 

 shape and carriage. They are well calculated to stand the rigors of our 

 northern climate, and must be admirably adapted to our warm and genial 

 southern clime. 



THE MALAY GAME. Mr. DARWIN, in his new work " On the variations 

 In Animals," claims distinctly that the Malay has been bred for years as a 

 game fowl in India; is noted for its courage and endurance; proves suc- 

 cessful in the cock-pits of India and adjacent islands. He says they are a 

 small breed of fowls, and are designated in Europe as the " Indian Games ;" 

 but in reality are of the original Malay species of game fowls. Mr. HEWITT 

 says he is " not aware of any variety of fowl so cruel, oppressive, and vin- 

 dictive as Malays ; they are literally the tyrants of the poultry-yard." We 

 bred the red Malay years ago, and found that the cocks evinced such a pug- 

 nacious disposition that we were glad to get rid of them. In our experience 

 with this breed we found nothing commendable in them for the amateur or 

 fancier; the hens proving only ordinary layers, while neither the plumage or 

 build of the cock is attractive. 



SPANISH GAME. This variety of game fowl is claimed by some writers 

 to be of English origin. It is more slender in the body, the neck, the bill 

 and the legs, than any other variety, and the colors, particularly of the cock, 

 are very bright and showy. The flesh is white, tender and delicate, and on 

 this account marketable ; the eggs are small, and extremely delicate. The 

 plumage is exceedingly beautiful a clear dark-red, very bright, extending 

 from the back to the extremities, while the breast shows a splendid black 



