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worthy. In breeding they show reds, blue-reds and Piles, with either 

 green or bright yellow legs. The cocks are desperate fighters, fight- 

 ing as well on their opponent's hold as their own ; are well built, of 

 good action, and are inveterate talkers while in the hands. The blue- 

 reds have pure blue breasts, light red hackles, with turkey-red saddles, 

 and dark blue tails, legs yellow, etc., making them ornaments to any 

 fancier's yards. The reds have a deep, broad, black-red breast, with 

 yellow legs and a fiery red eye. The Piles have either green or yel- 

 low legs with light robin breasts, red saddles, light hackles and tail, 

 and vary in weight from four to six pounds. They are excellent in 

 the pit, mature early, fight rapidly, and have good wind and endurance. 



STONEFENCE FOWL. 



This breed is said to have been kept in their purity for more than 

 fifty years by the Arlington family in North Carolina, by whom 

 they were extensively fought, invariably coming off victorious. At 

 the present time this breed is well known throughout the Northern 

 States. They are of various colors, as black with brass backs and 

 gray. The blacks are of good size, well shaped, strongly built, and 

 are good billers and flyers. They are said to carry no superfluous 

 flesh, and are soon put in condition for the pit. 



NEWBOLD REDS 



Were imported by Ed. Newbold, a cocker well known in the East- 

 ern States, and from whom we obtained our stock, giving them the 

 name of Newbold Reds. The cocks are of good size and station, 

 stand well up, with heads erect, full breasted, broad across the shoul- 

 ders, and tapering gradually to the tail. The wings are long almost 

 meeting at the point, the tail full, with long sickles, breast of a brown- 

 red col^r, the head small, with a large dark eye ; most of the cocks 

 have a loud and savage crow. Their weight runs from four to six 

 pounds. They legs are of good size and either a dark green or black 

 color. They are fast becoming favorites. 



IRISH MUFFS. 



Frequently called New York Muffs, are a breed of fowls fast gaining 

 a valuable reputation for gameness, and when obtained pure have few 



