DOMESTIC COCK. 



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Var. B. Pedibus brevissimis, magnitudo columbcE, 

 The feet very short, the size of a pigeon. 

 Gallus Pumilio. Briss. Orn. 2. 171. 2. — Raii. Syn. 51. 0. 2. 

 Gallus Bankiva pumilio. Temm, Gall, Ind. 638. 

 Phasianus Gallus pumilio. Gmel. Syst. Nat. 1. 738. — Lath, Ind, 

 Orn, 2. 627. y]. 



Le Coq nain. Buff, Ois, 2. 1 18.— 7ew?m. Pig. et Gall, 2. 244. 

 Dwarf Cock, or Creeper. Will. Orn, 110. pi. 26.^Lath. Gen, 

 Syn. 4. 705. 



Var. £. quinque digitis in utroque pede ; tres antici, postici bini. 

 With five toes on each foot, three anterior, and two behind. 

 Gallus pentadactylus. Briss. Orn. 1. 169. 

 Gallus Bankiva pentadactylus. Temm. Gall. Ind. 658. 

 Phasianus Gallus pentadactylus. Gmel. Syst. Nat. 1. 738. — 



Lath. Ind. Orn. 2. 626. 

 Le Coq a cinq doigts. Buff, Ois, 2, 124. 

 Dorking Cock. Lath, Gen. Syn. 4. 703. 



This well known and useful bird, like all other 

 domestic animals, is subject to innumerable va- 

 rieties, scarcely any two individuals being found 

 exactly similar ; however several distinct races 

 are easily discriminated, and shall be described 

 below. The one first in order is the common or 

 dunghill cock, which being the most abundant, 

 may be considered the nearest approach to the 

 original stock, which appears to be unknown : of 

 the common cock so many changes of plumage 

 occur, that a description of that part would be 

 endless, some being found pure white, others 

 black, with green reflections, others again varied 

 with the most beautiful colours ; in fact, with the 

 exception of the pure white ones, scarcely any two 

 are found alike : the principal difference of this 

 variety from the rest seems to be, that the comb 



