132 WHITE CALCUTTA FOWLS. 



New Orleans, La. In physical contour, these White Calcutta fowls of 

 Mr. De Gruy, very closely resemble the beautiful Hoang Ho fowls of 

 George Haig, Esq., of Mobile, Ala. I think this decidedly the best 

 importation of large white fowls ever made. They are very extra, 

 and highly ornamental birds. Mr. Roberts' letter, annexed, is a 

 further description of this importation. 



JOHN C. BENNETT. 



GREAT FALLS, Feb. 2d, 1853. 



Friend Bennett, As you wish information concerning these white 

 fowls, I will just say : They were imported from Calcutta by Capt. 

 Sparkes, a year since, and presented to me. In regard to the size, 

 beauty, &c., of these fowls, I shall allow you to be the best judge; 

 but my opinion is, there are no better fowls in the country. Mr. 

 Lord, who bred them this season, says he has no better layers. One 

 of the pullets, hatched last June, commenced laying the first of 

 January, and has laid 23 eggs during the month. I think that is doing 

 well for this season. There have been some persons trying to prove 

 the white Shanghaes and Calcutta fowls to be one and the same 

 breed ; but they are a perfectly distinct and different breed. "While 

 the Shanghaes have short necks and short tails, the Calcutta fowls 

 stand very tall, with a long, heavy tail, and smooth, yellow le -. 

 There are no fowls of this stock, of pure breed, except those owned 

 by Mr. De Gruy and myself. 



Yours, <fec., GEORGE ROBERTS, Jr. 



