THE BANTAM.-COCHIN CHINA FOWLS. 
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both of the cock and hen. The head is flat, surmounted by a fleshy protu¬ 
berance, out of which spring the crown feathers or top, white or black, with 
the fleshy head in the centre of the crown. The Polanders are not only 
kept as ornamental, but are one of the m6st useful varieties, and are some¬ 
times called everlasting layers. 
The Poland fowls require more warmth, care, and attention than the 
common breed, and they are more subject to disease. Their topknots 
should likewise be occasionally clipped, or they grow into the eyes of the 
birds and nearly blind them. 
THE BANTAM. 
This well-known bird is small in size. It came originally from India, and 
is valued chiefly for its grotesque figure, feathered feet, and delicate flesh. 
Sir John Seabright was a great amateur of this bird, and obtained a beau¬ 
tiful variegated kind, with smooth legs, which go after his name. There is 
another variety imported from Brazil, which are very beautiful—par¬ 
tridge spotted and streaked, the eggs of which are colored like those of the 
pheasant. 
THE CHITTAGONG, OB MALAY. 
This is another Indian variety, and is probably the largest of the gallina¬ 
ceous tribe. They are in color streaked yellow and dark brown, long-necked, 
serpent-headed, and high upon the leg. They are good layers, and, being 
well fed, produce the largest of hen’s eggs. 
SPANISH- FOWLS. 
These fowls are of large size; the hens lay enormous eggs, but do not sit 
well. The plumage is black, the comb loose, and often pendulous, and the 
naked skin behind the ears white. Two breeds, remarkable for beauty of 
plumage, are the gold-spangled and silver-spangled Polands, which are 
sometimes mixed with the Spanish. Fine fowls of this breed are highly 
valued. 
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PEE SI AN BREED. 
From Persia we have the rumpless or tailless breed, in which not only 
are the tail feathers wanting, but the tail itself. Fowls of this breed lay 
well, but are not sightly in appearance. The Friesland breed is also 
another ugly sort, which has the feathers frizzled or curled up the wrong 
way. 
COCHIN CHINA FOWLS- 
The Cochin China fowl was imported from Cochin China, hence its name. 
From their stupendous size and shape they have attracted great attention; 
the height of the male bird is from twenty-two to twenty-five, and the 
female from eighteen to twenty-two inches. There are several varieties. 
