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POULTRY. 



OTHER FOWLS,. 



TURKEYS. — The raising of turkeys is at present and always has 

 been exceedingly profitable in this country. The turkey is an ex- 

 ceptionally healthy and hardy fowl, and its food costs but very little. 

 The turkeys raised in America are the best in the world. 



The Black-Beaked Turkey, a mag- 

 nificent specimen of which we present 

 in Fig. 1340, is one of the most beautiful 

 types of domestic fowls. It is the most 

 profitable to raise, and is a fine layer. 



Geese. — The. beautiful creature in 

 Fig. 1342 is the Danubian or SEBAS- 

 topol GOOSE, which is a variety of the 

 common goose, and breeds freely with 

 it, the progeny being ' very fertile. 

 These fowls are pure white, and they 

 have the peculiarity of having their 

 feathers grow the wrong way, and from 

 the tail and saddle they have long trail- 

 ing feathers beautifully curved. 



The Egyptian or Nile Goose (Fig. 

 1343) is known through the whole ex- 

 , tent of Africa. It is mentioned by Ar r 



istotle and other ancient writers, and the representations of it on the 

 ancient monuments of Egypt are exact counterparts of the fowl as 

 it exists to-day. It is a beautiful and graceful animal, and lays 

 prolifically in its wild state, though not in captivity. 



Ducks. — The pair of ducks we give in Fig. 1345 are fine eating 

 and good layers, and the breed is one worthy of wide cultivation. 



Fig. 1346. 



