THE DOMESTIC FOWL. 6 



enclosures ; but, as in the Hamburghs, individual es 

 ceptions are often met with, however truly the habi 

 may be ascribed to the race. 



THE BANTAM FOWL. 



SvnOntmes.— Gcllus bankiva (vor. ?), of Temminck ; Cog dc Bantam, 

 of Buflbn ; Bantamischcr Hahn, of the Germans ; Bantam Fowl, of tho 

 English and Anglo* Amoricans. 



Our little friends, the Bantams, as their name clear! 

 implies, came from Bantam, a town and kingdom in tr 

 island of Java, famous for its trade in pepper. Sine 

 their introduction into Europe, this breed has ramifie 

 into many varieties, none of which are destitute < 

 elegance, and some remarkable for beauty. All are, < 

 ought to be, of small size, but lively and vigorous, e: 

 riibiting in their movements both'stateliness and grace 



The Yellow or Nankin Bantams are about the mo 

 useful of their tribe, and not the least ornamental, Tl 

 hens are mainly tinted with a ginger-yellow, and hai 

 dull-blue legs and feet, and small comb. There is a su 

 variety, in which they are more brown, after the fashic 

 of some game hens. The cocks are decked in re 

 orange, and scarlet, mostly with the false speculum,* 

 iridescent wing coverts, altogether of a flashy appearand 

 and, indeed, when good specimens of their kind, they a 

 really beautiful little birds. Their eggs are large 

 proportion to the size of the layer, very rounded and fi 

 nr Vinth f»nHs. and of excellent "flavor. The hens are e 



