
32 THE NATURAL HISTORY 
where it will grow; and thofe Cocks have been 
fold as great curiofities. 
Poultry are very liable to be tormented with 
lice, from which they are delivered by pepper. 
There are many varieties of this fpecies. 
1, With a tuft of feathers on the head inftead 
of a comb. 
2, Without tails, found in Perfia, and now 
in England. It has been obferved, that thofe 
tranfported from England to Virginia have lott 
their tails. 
3. With comb, wattles, and fkin black; in 
fome the flefh too is black, in others delicately 
white: thefe inhabit Mofambique in Africa, the 
‘coaft of Malabar, and of Siam in Afia. 
4. With feathers fo difunited, or feparate, as 
to rcfemble hairs; they are found in Japan. 
5. With feathers curled up at the end, or friz 
zled; found in Java and Japan. 
~ 6. The Bantam, a fmall race, with feathers on 
the legs and toes, fo long as to encumber them 
in walking. 
; 2 Be Dorking, with two toes behind, com- 
mon at Dorking in Surrey. 
8. The Dwarf with fhort legs, and not much 
larger than a Pigeon. 
g. The 

