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TMs breed is now almost extinct, but as an 

 attempt bas been made to revive it, we may ex- 

 pect to see this Dwarf in Poultry exhibited with 

 good chance of favourable notice, and even with 

 hopes of a special class. 



They can be bred true to feather, and this 

 should be particularly aimed at, to the exclusion 

 of the Mongrels so often pointed out as fair 

 specimens. 



Shortness of leg alone should not constitute 

 their claim to notice. They must have large 

 heavy bodies, bright distinctive colouring, and 

 other points of excellence. 



They are not merely fancy birds, but valu- 

 able as table poultry, layers of large fine eggs, 

 and cannot be excelled as sitters and mothers. 



Gamekeepers have a strong partiality for this 

 breed, for hatching the eggs of "partridges and 



