GUELDEKLAND FOWLS. 



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GUELDERLAND FOWLS. 



This is a pure breed of fowls, possessing some singular 

 peculiarities. They are non-incubators, like the Black Polands 

 and Black Spanish fowls, and are of about the same size. 

 Neither the cocks nor the pullets have combs ; but they have 

 a hard, bony indentation, of a dark color, in the place of a 

 comb. They are fowls of a peculiar dignity and grace in their 

 carriage, being lofty in bearing ; and the extended dimensions 

 of their tail feathers adds much to their beauty. Their plumage 

 is of a beautiful blue-black, and bearing a brilliant gloss at 

 certain seasons. Their legs are dark-colored, and are sometimes 

 feathered ; wattles, large ; eggs, a pure white, and about equal 

 in laying qualities to the Black Poland fowls, or perhaps, the 

 Black Spanish. 



I received a trio of these fowls from the yard of G. H. 

 Bacheler, Esq., Lynn', Mass., last season, and I found them to 

 be very good layers. They are truly portrayed by the engrav- 

 ings here annexed, but they never can become very popular, on 

 account of their dark-colored legs, and the same delicate nature 



