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BLACK SPANISH FOWLS. 



BLACK SPANISH HEN. 



The drawing was made by one of our best artists, and is considered 

 a faithful likeness by all those who have seen the fowls. They are 

 the identical pair which took the FIRST PRIZE as the best pair, at the 

 Birmingham or "all England Show," held December, 1851. They 

 arrived at Boston, in March, 1852, and were sent immediately out to 

 my farm in Dedham, where they can be seen. All the fancy who 

 have seen them, are unqualified in their expression that these are a 

 true type of this breed. 



Mr. Peck, the gentleman of whom I procured this pair, was the 

 winner of the FIRST PRIZE for the best pair, the FIRST PRIZE for the 

 best three, and the FIRST PRIZE for the best six thus carrying off the 

 palm on the whole list of Black Spanish. 



It is no easy matter for a person to take the highest prize on poul- 

 try, in England, where competition is open to all ; and where such 

 jealous care is used in breeding, from the hnmble cottager, to the 

 nobility, who possess ample means for the procuring and the breeding 

 of choice poultry. 



Both cock and hen have the plumage of an entire black, hackles 

 and all ; and being in fine condition, there is a greenish, metalic, 

 lustral hue, pervading the whole feathering, contrasting beautifully 

 with the white face and cheek pieces of both cock and hen ; the 



