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I am inclined to think they have been crossed with the dark Shanghae ; 

 such crosses I have seen. In a flock of some twenty or thirty, you 

 may, perhaps, see some two or three slightly feathered upon the legs. 

 Such is the fact with regard to those bred in our yard, from the old 

 imported fowls. Their flesh is white, tender, and juicy, making valu- 

 able poultry for the table. They are of good size, great layers, seldom 

 or never inclined to sit, bright, active birds, and are not surpassed in 

 point of beauty or utility, by any breed known in this country. The 

 uniform aspect which is observable in their progeny, is a proof of the 

 purity of the breed. 



H. L. DEVEEETJX. 



NATIVE DOMINIQUE FOWLS. 



In this breed my readers will recognize a native race of 

 fowls, of considerable merit ; and the blood and purity of which 

 remain unadulterated in a remarkable degree. It will hardly 

 be necessary to give a detailed description of this breed, so well 

 known in almost every farm-yard in the country. They are a 

 blue-speckled, variegated, or penciled fowl, of medium size, 

 hardy, well-formed, and prolific, and may be considered as one 

 of our best native breeds. They seem to be proof 'against a 

 mixture of blood, in ordinary cases, when running in the same 



