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but the red of the saddle and hackle remains. By crossing a Golden Spangled 

 and White Polish, these Spangled Buff or Chamois Polish are produced, in which 

 the hlaok spangle of the golden bird is changed into the white spangle of the 

 buff, the ground color remaining unchanged." 



Black-bearded Polish are occasionally seen, but have not yet become a fi^ed 

 vai'iety. There once existed a Blach-ereated, White Polish, but the variety has 

 become extinct. 



In conclusion it may be said that the Polish, like the Hamburg strains, are 

 especially valuable for their beauty, and for their egg-laying propensities ; but 

 they are better adapted to the wants of the gentleman of leisure than to those of 

 the,poulterer who wishes to make a profit from his fowls, owing to their, small 

 size, liability to disease, and the difficulty of breeding them true to color. 



