152 BREEDS. 



A very elegant and pretty, though somewhat 

 foppish and conceited-looking bird. It is not of 

 sufficient size to be eligible for market purposes, 

 but for private consumption is excellent, the flesh 

 being white and tender. 



They are almost everlasting layers, but the 

 eggs are, certainly, below average size. They 

 rarely sit, and the reputation of good mother, 

 cannot, with fairness, be classed among their 

 virtues. 



As ^ fancy variety, the Polish take high rank, 

 and deservedly so, for they thrive under petting, 

 and really require greater care than more robust 

 varieties. 



A farm-yard would be the death of them; they 

 like a grass run and aviary accommodation, and 

 their plumage increases in beauty with the in- 

 crease of comfort. 



