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These singular-looking fowls have their ad- 

 mirers. 



They are of great size, and beautiful in plum- 

 age, and their very rarity makes them always 

 interesting objects in an exhibition; the hens 

 lay eggs of average size, of a deep buff colour; 

 they are acknowledged to be very rich in flavour, 

 and for hatching purposes, very few will be found 

 unproductive. 



As the chickens do not fully get their feathers 

 tin three-parts grown, they should be hatched 

 early, so as to be quite fledged before cool weather 

 sets in. 



Their native country is the southern point of 

 Asia, and the breed has always been had recourse 

 to, in Britain, where size was required, previous 

 to the introduction of the Shanghaes. 



The cock is a magniflcent bird, standing over 

 two and a-half feet in height, of a proud and 



