THE PEOPLE'S PRACTICAL POULTRY BOOK. 



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The purchaser should be careful not to confound the Aylesbury with another 

 breed of white ducks bred in this country, that were originally imported 

 from Holland ; the chief merit of which consists in their incessant quacking ; 



CRESTED DUCK. 



and is termed the " Call Duck." The White Call Duck has a yellow, orange- 

 colored bill, while it should be recollected the bill of the Aylesbury should 

 be flesh-colored. I 



THE ROUEN. 



The Rouens are extensively bred in France and England, as well as in 

 this country, but it is asserted by some writers, were originally from France, 



TRIO OF MTJSK OR BRAZILIAN DTJCKS. 



and take their name from the city of Rouen, on the river Seine. TEGET- 

 MEIER, who is at present acknowledged authority on " feathery subjects," 



