PHOTOGRAVURE 32 



JAPANESE LONG-TAILED FOWL 



Of all curious breeds of domestic fowl, none are more remarkable than the Japanese birds, whose 

 upper tall-coverts sometimes reach a length of over twenty feet. The feathers are kept wrapped in soft 

 paper, and the birds themselves spend a most uninteresting life in a high, narrow box, fed by hand and 

 cared for by special attendants. 



