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where it will grow ; and thofe Cocks have been > 
feld as great curiofities. 
Poultry axe very liable to be tormented with 
lice, from which they are delivered by pepper. » 
There are many varieties of this {pecies. 
y. With a tuft of feathers on the head inftead 
ail: a comb. 
~ 2. Without tails, found in Perfia, and now. 
“jn Suan lt 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 
coatt of Malabar, and of Siam in Afia, 9) 
4. With feathers fo difunited, or feparate, as 
_ torefemble hairs; they are found in Japan. 
5. With feathers curled up at the end, or ri 
gled ; found in Java and Japan, | hae 
6. The Bantam, a {mall race, with feathers on 
ud legs and tort fo long as to encumber them 
| in walking. - 
4, Uhe Dorking, weith two toes behind, com 
mon at Dorking in Sapers 
8. The Dwarf with fhort legs, and not much — 
- larger than a Pigeon. 
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