52 THE POULTRY-BOOK. 



The Malay fowl, however, that were originally imported 

 into these countries, were by no means such birds as I could 

 recommend to the notice of the breeder, their size possessing 

 too much offal, as neck, legs, and thighs, and the flesh, more- 

 over, being dark-colored and oily. Another variety that 



GREAT MALAY HEN. 



represented by the cut has been since introduced, which is 

 well worthy of our attention. As a cross, this Malay has, 

 indeed, proved a most valuable addition to our poultry-yard, 

 the cross-breed possessing all the hardiness of our native 

 domestic fowl, with the gigantic size of the foreign stock. 

 Since the introduction of this variety, the export trade in 

 poultry, both living and dead, has considerably increased; 

 indeed, without introduction of fresh blood, as with all breeding 

 stock that are bred in and in, fowl will become puny and degen- 

 erate." Richardson. 



