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THE POULTRY-BOOK. 



THE DOMINIQUE FOWL. 



These portraits are from the extensive stock of Geo. C. Peirce 

 and Stephen Osborn, Jr., of Danvers, and are fine specimens. 

 The fowls are a very perfect breed. I have never witnessed 

 the least variation in their appearance, for the last thirty years. 

 Plumage, invariably gray, both cock and hen all over gray ; 

 heads, small and smooth; combs, double generally, though 

 occasionally single, and small ; wattles, small j size, below 

 ordinary. They are very hardy, healthy, and excellent layers. 

 I know of no fowls which have stood the test of mixing with- 

 out deteriorating, better than the pure Dominique. They are 

 said to be from the Island of Dominica, but I very much doubt 



