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POULTRY , DIFFERENT VARIETIES. 
«re the handsomest. The description of this variety will suffice for all, 
^Thc'whitcsaro in size about that of the Spanish, and like the Spanish 
the combs of the best hens lop over on one side. The plumage is whita 
with hackle feathers slightly golden tinged, the rest of the feathers pure 
white. They are comparatively a hardy breed, standing extremes OS; 
Liurivs i'.Cjx.* t-ucik. 
cold and sudden changes fairly, except that their immense single 
are liable to freeze in Winter. The hens are persistent layers, and 
especially good Whiter layers, when they arc kept comfortably housed, 
and seldom incline to set. The legs and skin arc yellow. The cocka 
have large single perfectly erect serrate combs, the divisions being O 
