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ing supplied by the late Mr. Selby, of Twizell House, 

 was shot early in December, 1839, in a large wood a few 

 miles to the east of Fenton. Of late years other instances 

 have been recorded, one of the most recent being described 

 by Mr. J. Gatcombe (Zool. 1879, p. 60). Mr. Lloyd says 

 that it is on record that a Black-cock, confined in a coop 

 with a domestic hen, paired with her, the result being 

 seven hybrids, all females, and these subsequently proved 

 good "laying hens." 



