VARIETIES OF DOMESTIC FOWL. S3 



active birds, and are not surpassed, in point of beauty or utility, 

 by any breed known in this country." 



This description applies with great exactness to the fowls 

 engraved in this volume. Their weight is from five pounds 

 for the pullets, to seven pounds for the cocks. The laying 

 qualities of the hens are very respectable, and in this respect 

 they will prove profitable to their owners. It is safe to pro- 

 nounce the Guelderlands to be a first rate breed for profit, and 

 especially for beauty. 



THE SPANISH FOWL. 



" This fowl," says Richardson, " is clad in black plumage, 

 but possesses quite the reverse of black flesh. I regard these 



