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these have impressed the stamp of their features 

 on the Scotch Grey. 



" Some assert that it is a mere modification 

 of the Dorking, fine specimens of which occur 

 of similar colour, which I have heard styled 

 the 'Blue Mottle,' and it cannot be denied 

 that it is largely imbued with the blood of 

 these. 



" Such a cross tends to produce a distinct 

 and valuable species, while an infusion of 

 Spanish, Hamburgh, and Cochin China blood 

 interferes with the essential features of the 

 breed. 



" The cock is rather a slim bird, and the 

 more closely he resembles the Game, the better. 

 He should stand erect, with a proud carriage, 

 the thighs slightly exposed, though, less so than 

 in the Spanish. 



"The thicker and more widely set his limbs 

 are, the more perfect the fowl: they should be 

 white, though black spots are not considered 

 positive blemishes. 



" The cowh is single, very large, and straight. 

 The head should be small, and the eye bright 



