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THE SURREY FOWL. 



THE SURREY FOWL. 



The Surrey fowl is an improved variety of the Dorking, Imt 

 lucking the fifth toe. They are bred extensively in England, 

 but not to much extent in this country. 



The above cut is from Nolan's work on Domestic Poultry, 

 published in Dublin, but it was furnished for this Treatise by 

 Jno. Giles, Esq., Providence, R. I., as a representation of his 

 Surrey fowls. In that work this cut represents the speckled 

 Dorking with the fifth toe, but in applying it to the Surrey 

 fowl, as bred by Mr. Giles, the fifth toe is missing. This 

 explanation is given to disarm critics, who may cavil at the 

 fact, that Mr. Giles has selected Mr. Nolan's cut to represent 

 his Surrey fowls. I presume that it is as true a representation 

 of Mr. Giles' Surrey cock as if he were to have a portrait drawn 

 from life, because no portrait, except it be from a daguerre- 

 otype, is perfect in all respects. The following is Mr. Giles' 

 description : 



