THE DOMESTIC DUCK. 



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THE POLAND DUCK. 



This plate is taken from life, from the white Poland ducks, 

 now in possession of Samuel Shaw, of Plymouth, from the 

 original stock of Rev. N. S. Smith, of Buffalo. Mr. Smith 

 has a high reputation as a scientific fowl-breeder. There are 

 specimens of the black Poland duck, from the same stock, in 

 possession of Mr. Sidney Packard, of East Bridgewater. 

 The white are deemed the most desirable fowl, though the 

 black are the largest ; there is also a pied variety, which is a 

 hybrid between the two. They breed early, and they are 

 excellent layers. The head is ornamented with a crest, and 

 the above is a fair representation of this breed. 



