POLISH. 153 



Their greatest merit is, that, like the Game, 

 they contiaue to improve in feather for several 

 years, when other varieties of the same age have 

 faded; they are the Perennials in poultry. 



In plumage they are of different colours. 



The Black should be uniformly of that hue, 

 with a greenish sheen; crest, fuU and globular, 

 and as white as possible; comh, should hardly be 

 visible ; it is merely two small fleshy points ; 

 ivattles, small ; taU, black, ample, and well 

 sickled ; legs, lead-coloured. 



The Golden resemble nearly the gold spangled 

 Hamburghs, except in having a top knot, which 

 should be golden brown. The Silver differ only 

 in the colours, which are white and black, instead 

 of gold and dark brown. The White Polish is 

 very delicate, and are more often obtained by 

 chance than by special breeding. Buff and Grey 

 Polish have been exhibited, which were very 

 handsome and rare ; a peculiarity in this variety 

 is that the hen is web-footed. 



