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DESCRIPTION OF BREEDS. 



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There arc two sub-breeds ; the ^-parKjled Hamburgb, of English 

 ongin, with the tips of the feathers marked with a dark spot ; and 

 tlie pencilled Hamburgh, of Dutch origin, with dark transverse hnes 

 iicross each feather, and with the body rather smaller. Both these 

 sub-breeds include gold and silver varieties, as well as Fome other 

 sub-varieties. Black Hamburghs have been produced by a cross 

 with the Spanish breed. 



7. Crested or Polish Breed (fig. 32). — Head with a large, 

 rounded crest of feathers, supported on a hemispherical protuberance 



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Klg. 31 — Hamburgh Fowl. 



of the frontal bones,which includes the anterior part of the brain. 

 The ascending branches of premaxillary bones and the inner nasal 

 processes are much shortened. 'J he orifice of the nostrils raised 

 and crescentic. Beak short. Comb absent, or small and of cre- 

 scentic shape; wattles either present or replaced by a beard-like 

 tuft of feathers. Legs leaden-blue. Sexual differences appear late 

 in life. Do not incubate. There are several beautiful varieties 

 which differ in colour and slightly in other respects. 



