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value. Nothing can compensate for the want of 

 the first point, and the same may now be said of 

 the second. Of course, if he be a pretty early 

 chicken, he will show much better in autumn 

 than an adult bird. " John Kidpath." 



" P.S. — ^Unless a bird answer very nearly to all 

 these marks, he has very little chance of gaining 

 honours in a good show. Pew breeders have 

 more than one such young bird. " J. R" 



Mr Muirhead has kindly given the following 

 remarks: — 



"As the name implies, this breed has origi- 

 nally been imported from Spain. The best-known 

 variety is called White-faced, from that charac- 

 teristic feature by which they are distinguished, 

 so to it we will give precedence. 



" \st Variety. — White-Faced Black. 



Cocks. 

 Bill — strong, slightly curved, and dark- 

 coloured. 



