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WHITE-CRESTED BLACK POLISH. 
One of the oldest varieties of poultry is the Polish (fig. 27), its 
ancestry being traced as far back as the sixteenth century. Among 
the varieties mentioned in those early days was the “Wooly” fowl, 
similar to the Silky fowl of to-day; mention in history is also made of 
the “Frizzled” fowl, the “Persian” fowl, the “Turkish” fowl, and the 
Fig. 27.—Pair of White-crested Black Polish. 
“Crested” fowl. The latter is described as being a fowl with a lark’s 
crest. Another variety is known as the “Patavinian” fowl, which is 
believed to be the progenitor of the Polish variety. The cock is 
described as exceedingly beautiful, being richly decorated with five 
colors, black, white, green, red, and ocher; the body is black, the neck 
covered with white feathers, and the wings and back partly black 
