BRITISH BIRDS. 



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THE COCK. 

 (Gallns donicsticuSy Briss. Lc Coq, Buff.) 



THE Cock, in his present state of domestication, 

 differs so widely from his supposed wild original, 

 as to render it a difficult matter to trace him back 

 to his primitive stock ; however it is generally 

 agreed that he is to be found in a state of nature in 

 the forests of India, and in most of the islands of 

 the Indian seas. The varieties of this species are 

 endless, every country and almost every district of 

 each country, producing a different kind. From 



