The Spangled Hamburgh Fowl. 
Alb 
dependent upon color; these varieties are termed the Golden and 
Silver spangled. The former will suffice for me to describe, as 
the points of form, &c., excepting only color, are identical. 
The Golden Spang/ed Ham- 
burgh Fowl is one of no ordi- 
nary beauty; it is well and 
very neatly made; has a good 
body, and no very great offal. 
On the crest, immediately a- 
bove the beak, are two small 
ileshy horns, resembling, to 
some extent, an abortive comb. 
In some specimens this crest 
is divided into more than two 
horns; but two are the ordina- 
ry and more legitimate num- 
ber. Above the crest, and 
occupying the place of a comb, 
is a very large brown or yel- 
low tuft, the feathers com- 
TheSpangledHamburghCock.— Fig. 33. posing it darkening towards 
their extremities. Under the insertion of the lower mandible, 
or that portion of the neck corresponding to the chin in man, is a 
full, dark-colored tuft, somewhat resembling a beard. The wat- 
tles are very small. In \\iQ golden variety, the hackles on the neck 
are of a brilliant orange, or golden yellow; and the general ground 
color of the body is of the same hue, but somewhat darker. The 
thighs are of a dark brown, or blackish shade, and the legs and feet 
are of a bluish gray. 
In the Silver Spangled vari- 
ety the only perceptible differ- 
ence is, that the ground-color is 
a silvery white. The extremity, 
and a portion of the extreme 
margin of each feather, are 
black, presenting, when in a 
state of rest, the appearance of 
regular semicircular marks or 
spangles; and hence the name 
of " Spangled Hamburgh," the 
varieties being termed gold or 
silver, according to the prevail- 
ing color being bright yellow, 
TheSpangledHamburghHen.— Fig.34 or silvery white. These fowls 
have good plump bodies, a good skin, are good layers, and lay 
good-sized eggs. — Richardson. 
