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6HANGHAE FOWLS. 



why I did not Jnsert them at the place where my fowls are 

 described. 



There are some specimens of the Brahma Pootra fowl that 

 conform very closely to the portraits here given. A portion of 

 my pullets are truly portrayed by the cut that follows : 



MODEL BRAHMA POOTRA, OR 8HANGHAE HEN 

 AND CHICK. 



And if the dark pencilings of the neck were changed to a 

 bright, yellow-brown hue, my buff Shanghae hen would have 

 a perfect portrait. 



Here I will observe, that these portraits are a guide in pur- 

 chasing good fowls, of all breeds. See what beautiful, compact 

 forms. These are none of your long, lean, lank, crane-looking 

 fowls, all bones and offal, that have brought discredit on the 

 really good breeds. The portraits are not original ; I have 

 copied them. 



