. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. The Crested Fowl. The celebrated Jungle Fowl of India belongs to this race, and is by many supposed to be the origin of our domestic game fowl. The Chinese, who are greatly addicted to the sport of cock- fighting, prefer this bird, for their cruel amusement. The Dorking Fowl is a large and delicate species. The chief peculiarity in this bird is the dou- ble hind toe, so that it has five toes instead of four. The Turkey
. Illustrated natural history : comprising descriptions of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, insects, etc., with sketches of their peculiar habits and characteristics . Zoology. The Crested Fowl. The celebrated Jungle Fowl of India belongs to this race, and is by many supposed to be the origin of our domestic game fowl. The Chinese, who are greatly addicted to the sport of cock- fighting, prefer this bird, for their cruel amusement. The Dorking Fowl is a large and delicate species. The chief peculiarity in this bird is the dou- ble hind toe, so that it has five toes instead of four. The Turkey is an inhabi- tant of America, and appears to have been imported into Europe about the year 1600. Its habits in a state of domestication need no description, but when wild in its native woods are rather inte- resting. It is partly migratory in its habits, and before the settlement of the country, it moved annually from the parts. Bantam Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Wood, J. G. (John George), 1827-1889. Philadelphia : Crawford & Co.
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