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THE COTTAGE GARDENER. 
January 16 . 
We will next consider t]ie characteristics of the 
Shanghae Fowl. 
Buff. 
Lemon. 
Cinnamon. 
Partridge. 
Grouse. 
White. 
Black. 
Grey. 
Buff. —Plumage; Cock: hackle, back, saddle, and 
lesser wing-coverts, clear golden-chesnut; breast, under 
part of the body, and primaries, buff; tail, if not 
orange, at least a richly-bronzed black, short, and ex¬ 
panded more laterally than in other fowls. 
Hen: as clear a buff as the cock’s breast, the tail and 
portions of the primaries alone excepted; the less black, 
however, even here, the better. The primaries, as in 
the cock, should be marked, if at all, merely on the 
upper side of the web, so that when the wing is closed 
such stains do not appear. The perfectly-clear hacklo is 
generally preferred; but light pencilling, on a limited 
portion of it adjoining the shoulder, is not objectionable. 
Fluff to be of good quality and abundant; in the lieu, 
especially, it should so cover the tail feathers as to give 
the appearance of a very short back, the line taking an 
upward direction from within an inch or so of the point 
of junction with the hackle. 
Form : head fine and well arched, the comb being 
erect, evenly serrated, and wholly free from redupli¬ 
cations and sprigs; in the hen minute; the face, 
wattles, aud double ear-lobe, brilliant in colour,—the 
last-named feature to be fully developed, even in the 
hens; body broad and deep; legs short, stout, heavily- 
feathered to the toe, and, like the bill, of a clear 
yellow, although, beneath the scales, in the cocks j 
particularly, a pinkish tinge appears. The form should j 
be alike in all the varieties; and the same may be said 
in respect of weight. The adult prize cock not to be 
under Olbs, nor the hen below 7fbs. 
Lemon. —A yellow, or rather a canary tint; lighter 
than the'above in both sexes. 
Cinnamon (dark). —Cock: deep golden, inclining to 
red, hackle, back, and saddle, on a dark claret or plum- 
coloured ground; tail black. The hens have been well 
described as of the colour of wetted cinnamon. 
Cinnamon ( light ).—Both sexes a rich cream-colour 
with cinnamon hackle, as also the saddle of the cock, 
whose wings are marked with the same tint. 
Partridge. —Plumage; Cock: a black-breasted red 
bird. JJen: pencilled with black on a bull’ ground 
throughout, the darker markings prevailing; the pen¬ 
cilling not parallel, as in the Hamburglis, but rather 
following the outline of the feather. 
Grouse. —The hens darker than the foregoing, less of 
the ground-colour being visible; the markings also are 
less distinct, closer, aud rather to be described as a 
grizzle. _Cock : a dark, mottle-breasted red bird. 
11 kite. —Plumage: uniform in both sexes. 
Black. —Plumage: uniformly black in both sexes; 
of these, however, we have hardly ever seen a pen of 
adult birds in “perfect” feather, the cocks being almost 
invariably stained with red or copper feathers. 
Grey, alias Brahma Pootras. —Uncertainty of origin 
seems to be here demonstrated by uncertainty of both 
plumage and features. Of the birds erroneously, as we 
most assuredly think, denominated “ Brahma Pootras,” 
—understanding that term to depend on their specific 
distinction from the Shanghae,—there are two sorts; 
first, a dark pencilled bird on a cream-coloured ground; 
and secondly, a light-bodied bird, with dark striped 
hackle and tail, these last being far more striking in 
their appearance. 
Combs must here be described as various, running 
from the single formation through gradations of a Malay 
character to the triple-folded, or pea comb. Under any 
circumstances, uniformity in the pen must be required. 
Cuckoo Shangluies exist, but their present obscurity 
best befits them, since in form, not less than feather, 
they are manifestly of inferior quality. The Emu, or 
Silk Shanghae, with the web of its feathers disunited as 
in the Silk Fowl, is not uncommon, but has no feature 
beyond this peculiarity to call for remark. They have 
been bred from the ordinary buff Shanghae. 
Disqualifications for a Shanghae fowl: legs of any 
other colour than yellow. In the Partridge, Grouse, 
and Black birds, however, this statement should be 
qualified, since, in the two former, a slight wash as if of 
iudigo appears to be thrown over them, which in the 
Black birds assumes a still darker tone; yellow, how¬ 
ever, should appear partially even here beneath the 
scales, as the pink tinge does in the buff and white 
birds. 
Misshapen combs are another eye-sore that cannot be 
passed over. 
The Grouse aud Partridge birds with light breasts 
should be disqualified; as also Buff and Cinnamon 
birds with a mealy character, of feather. 
One of our best Buffi strains constantly produces 
cocks with more or less white in the larger tail feathers; 
this, although not to be considered as a disqualification, 
is yet, unquestionably, an objection. 
Dark Cinnamon cocks are not uufrequently shown 
with Partridge hens; but any mis-arrangement of this 
kind is, of course, fatal to the chance of the pen. 
The January Meeting of the Entomological Society 
was held on the 1 st inst., Edward Newman, Esq., F.L.S., 
President, in the Chair. 
A numerous list of donations to the library, received 
since the last meeting, was read by the Secretary, and 
thanks'ordered to be given to the Linnsean Society, the 
Literary and Philosophical Society of Liverpool, the 
Society of Arts, the Entomological Society of Stettin, 
&c., for the same. The Secretary also gave notice of the 
alterations proposed to be made in the list of the 
council and officers at the ensuing anniversary on the 
22nd inst., the chief alterations being, that the present 
