THE LIVING ANIMALS OF THE WORLD 
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The Hamburgs are of two kinds — the 
Spangled, which is of English, and the 
Pencilled, of Continental origin. 
A v^ery old breed is the Polish. It figures 
often in the pictures of the old Dutch 
masters. One of its chief characteristics is 
the huge crest of feathers rising from the 
crown of the head. The development of this 
crest has had a very extraordinary effect upon 
the conformation of the bones of the skull, 
entirely altering the shape of the brain-case. 
Perhaps the most artificial of all breeds of 
fowl are the SEBRIGHT Bantams. These are 
diminutive birds, the result of a cross between 
the Polish with “ laced ” feathers and a bantam. 
The feathers of this cross are beautifully 
“ laced ” — that is, they are white, edged with 
black. Another interesting diminutive breed 
is the Japanese Bantam. The cock carries its tail, which is long, remarkably high, giving a 
very quaint effect. This breed is further interesting, since it furnishes us with an instance 
of the breeder’s power of localising colour by selection. The tail is black and the body 
white. Yet another interesting Japanese fowl is the remarkable long-tailed breed in which 
the tail-coverts grow continuously, attaining a length of from 9 feet to, it is said, 18 feet. 
The birds are kept for show purposes. The greater part of their lives is passed tethered 
on high perches. Once a day they are taken 
down for exercise, when the long feathers are 
carefully rolled up and securely fastened out 
of harm’s way. 
Photo by P> Dando^ F.Z.S, 
BLACK-CHESTED CRESTED GUINEA-FOWL 
This is a black bird, ivith light blue spots 
The Argus-pheasant and Pe.vcock and 
THEIR Allies 
The Argus-pheasant most certainly 
demands notice, on account of the extra- 
ordinary development of the wing-quills, 
which are nearly a yard long, and the 
wondrous beauty of the pattern thereon. 
This pattern takes the form of a number of 
eyes, so shaded as to give the appearance, 
when fully displayed, of a number of balls 
lying in a socket. These enormous quills 
are borne only by the male, and used, like 
the ornamental feathers of its allies, in cap- 
tivating the female. When fully displayed, 
the two wings are spread out to form one 
huge fan, producing an effect which words 
cannot adequately describe. The argus- 
pheasants are found in the forests of Siam, 
the Malay Peninsula, and Sumatra, and are 
excessively wary birds. 
The Peacock is too well known to need 
a very long description. But a word as to 
the so-called “ tail.” This magnificent wealth 
Photo by Scholastic Photo. Co.] IParson s Green 
BLACK-CHESTED CRESTED GUINEA-FOWL 
u4t Durban these birds are often hawked by Kaffir hunters, the flesh 
being very delicate and much esteemed 
