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5. Have you any race of Game Fowl which is celebrated for courage, 

 beauty, and productiveness ; and is there any other race which is 

 deserving of special attention % 



6. What race of Ducks do you particularly recommend ; and are they of 

 a large kind, early and prolific breeders, as well as of good flavour 1 



7. Is there any particular race of Geese, Turkeys, Guinea- Fowl, or any 

 other kind of Poultry which is peculiar to your neighbourhood, or which 

 you consider desirable to make known, and state the race? 



8. Do you know of any Society in your neighbourhood which offers 

 Premiums for the finest kinds of Poultry which is open to competition for 

 any person, whether Member or not? 



9. Do you believe that any benefit would arise from offering Premiums 

 for fine kinds of Poultry? Do you think it would tend to excite more 

 attention to breeding pure races, and that it would be likely to multiply 

 good and valuable breeds? 



10. Do you think that under the present state of the Game Laws the 

 domestication of Pheasants and other Game will be more generally 

 attempted, and is it your opinion that this would be promoted by offering 

 Premiums for that object ? 



A Committee was appointed, which recommended that pre- 

 miums should be offered (1) for the importation of living animals 

 of value not hitherto introduced into this country; (2) for 

 breeding and rearing stock from those introduced, which had 

 not yet bred freely. The following species were enumerated 

 under the two classes : 



Europe.— (1) Any non-British grouse. (2) Bustard, eider-duck, any 

 species of grouse. 



Africa.— (1) Mitred guinea-fowl, any of the bustards. (2) Little 

 bustard, ostrich. 



Asia. — (1) Crested guinea-fowl, any Nepaul pheasant, Argus pheasant, 

 fire- backed pheasant. (2) Crowned pigeon, Indian fowl, Javan pea-fowl, 

 mandarin duck. 



New Holland. — (1) Lyre-bird, duck-billed platypus, and spiny 

 anteater. 



America. — (1) Any of the grouse, turkeys, canvas-backed duck. 

 (2) Mocking bird, any of the wild swans or snow geese. 



All animals that received premiums were to be exhibited, 

 under certain conditions, at the Gardens. It does not appear 

 that this scheme was carried out ; and poultry shows were not 

 instituted till the next decade. Many varieties of fowls were 

 bred and exhibited, and broods were distributed by sale and 

 exchange. In the collection were some interesting hybrids — 



