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(as I supposed I should) to see this cub and his allies on 

 their knees to me (as I could show, if I desired to do so, 

 now), I did not mind these first-rate notices. They were 

 most decidedly of miner consideration in my esteem^ when 

 I thought how " the people " crowded around me to 

 obtain eggs or samples of my famed "imported," "supe- 

 rior," "magnificent" and 'never-to-be-too-much-lauded" 

 pure-bred fowls ! 



In the official Report upon the first New York show, the 

 Committee of Judges there state that, "though they have 

 been governed by the nomenclature of the list, they by no 

 means assent to it as a proper classification. Shanghae and 

 Cochiiv- China are convertible terms, and Brahma Pootra 

 is a name for a sub-variety of Shanghaes, of great size and 

 beauty. White Calcuttas and Hong-Kongs were not on 

 exhibition. Believing them to be inferior specimens of 

 White and Black Shanghaes, it is likely that we would not 

 have awarded them premiums, if found. In lieu thereof, 

 we have assigned several additional second premiums for 

 Brahma Shanghaes. 



" For the sake of simplicity, we would recommend that 

 all thorough-bred large Asiatic fowls be classed under the 

 name of Shanghae, to be further designated by their color; 

 and, inasmuch as these, shows are intended not solely for 

 the aggrandizement of breeders, but for the purpose of 

 converting ' Henology ' into a science, we would earnestly 



