132 Domestic ANIMALS. 
10. The Game Fowl.—The Game fowl is hardy, easily kept, 
and extra good for the table. The hens are fair layers, excel- 
lent sitters, exemp'ary mothers, and ingevery way well behaved 
Fig. 40. 
Game Cock anp Hen. 
fowls. The cocks have the reputation of being quarrelsome 
and tyrannical; but those who have studied their character 
most closely are of the opinion that, on this ground, they have 
been unjustly condemned. They are brave and powerful, but 
not pugnacious or vindictive. Bement says: “For those who 
do not wish to give much attention to fowls, there is, accord- 
ing to our opinion, no breed equal to the Game.” 
11. Mongrel Fowls.—The collections usually-known under 
the name of Barn-door fowls or Dunghill fowls are merely rab- 
bles of mongrels, in which the results of accidental or injudi- 
cious crosses have become apparent in all sortsof ways. There 
is a tendency among them to revert back to some one of the 
original breeds, and good fowls for all common uses are often 
found among them. 
12. Choice of Breed.—We have mentioned the leading char- 
acteristics of the different kinds of fowls, in order to enable the 
reader to decide which is best adapted to his purpose. Were 
our advice asked in reference to the choice of a breed, we would 
recommend the Spanish where eggs are to be made the prin 
