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POVLTRY PRODUCTION 



al)out liy the conditions of doniestication, partiailarly selec- 

 tion and hreeding. 



Tlie bird wliicli he selected as the probable ancestor of the 

 hen was the si)ecies of jnngle fowl known as Gallus bankiva 

 which is still to be found in the jungles of Burmali, Northern 

 India, the Philippine Islands, and several other countries. 



The bankiva male very closely resembles the black- 

 breasted red game in color of plumage. The female has 

 a salmon-colored breast, striped neck feathers, and stippled 



Fig. S 



•luuyle fowl (.Gallua liaukna). (Couitesy of New Yoili Zuijlofiical 

 Uanlci.s.) 



bod>' feathers ahnost identical with those of the modern brown 

 Leglinni female. In Aoicc Initli male and female resemble 

 the connnon barnyard fowl. The crow of the wild male, 

 howc\cr, is not so prolonged as in the case of his domesti- 

 cated Ijrother. In action they are quite similar to the 

 modern Leghorn. 



These birds cross readilx' with domestic breeds, producing 

 fertile olfs]>ring and are themseh-es easily domesticated. 



While these consiilcrations seem to point toward the 



