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I ANCONA ILLUSTRATIONS] 



^^ORD' descriptions fail to convey the true appearance of the beauti- 

 • I ful Ancona. Therefore several specimen have been selected from 

 different- breeders, and are herewith shown. These engravings were made 

 from photographs from life, and show Anconas as they may be seen in 

 the yards of the best fanciers. Several prize-winning birds were rejected 

 from this chapter because the photographs were retouched to such an 

 extent as to make them unreal. The Ancona breeder who will strive for 

 the patterns here shown will not go astray in producing as near ideaf 

 birds as it is possible to breed. 



First Prize Hen at Olean, N. Y., and 2nd at International Poultry Show, Buffalo. 

 N. Y. Bred and exhibited by Beauty Poultry Farm, Franklinville. N. Y. 



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