34 THE POULTRY-BOOK. 



My ' Cochin China' fowls which I consider ^possess all 

 the good points that any specimens, classed under that name, 

 do have no feathers on the legs. The Shanghaes came from 

 the mountains in the extreme north of China, fifteen hundred 

 miles up the coast. The Cochin China originates in a country 

 of that name, in a more southern latitude. 



Now it seems to me that Nature may have provided the 

 Shanghae fowl with feathers upon the legs and feet, as a pro- 

 tection, comparatively ; for the country they inhabit is much 

 colder than the other, and vice versa. 



I may be in error, but such is my opinion, based upon the 

 fact that wherever I have found fowls imported directly from 

 either the north or the south, the above-named distinction actu- 

 ally exists ; though many farmers and poulterers declare, spite 

 of 'feathers or no feathers,' that their fowls are ' Cochin Chi- 

 nas ' or * Shanghaes ' just as they please. In some instances, 

 I find that a decision on this point depends entirely upon which 

 particular kind you want to buy ! 



There are but very few, if any, bona fide Shanghae fowls 

 now for sale, in this region. Scores and hundreds of Shang- 

 haes (so called) are offered every week ; but this breed is alto- 

 gether too rare, and the real ' Simon pure ' will readily bring 

 too high a price at private sale, for these birds to be very com- 

 mon at this time. The coming year, there will be more of 

 them ; and, to the farmer, the poulterer, the fancier, or the 

 breeder, I consider this fowl (in its purity) to be- one of the most 

 economical and most profitable of all the known large breeds." 

 I have seen some fowls imported directly from Oahu, Hawaii, 

 (Sandwich Islands,) by Captain C. W. Gelett, of Kingston, a 

 part of which are a cross of the Shanghae with the native Oahu 

 fowl, and a part pure Shanghaes. The Shanghae rooster will 

 weigh about twelve pounds, or a little over ; and the hen about 

 seven and a half. They are very perfect bloods. This cross 



