. The China fowl : Shanghae, Cochin, and "Brahma.". fication upon any of my own fowls, first or last; and upon this first lot of Grays only,of the doctors, did I ever see this peculiarity. * This is not the u Plymouth Rock M of the present day, 1870-74. That is quite a differentfowl, and altogether better. This bird is recognized in the new American Standard as a variety,or breed. It is a cross, however, between the Dominique and the Black Java, originating a fewyears since in Connecticut and Massachusetts, and is an excellent fowl. SHANGHAE, COCHIN, BRAHMA. 69 Dr. Bennett continued to breed t
. The China fowl : Shanghae, Cochin, and "Brahma.". fication upon any of my own fowls, first or last; and upon this first lot of Grays only,of the doctors, did I ever see this peculiarity. * This is not the u Plymouth Rock M of the present day, 1870-74. That is quite a differentfowl, and altogether better. This bird is recognized in the new American Standard as a variety,or breed. It is a cross, however, between the Dominique and the Black Java, originating a fewyears since in Connecticut and Massachusetts, and is an excellent fowl. SHANGHAE, COCHIN, BRAHMA. 69 Dr. Bennett continued to breed the Grays, thereafter, very successfully. Ifurnished him with several other specimens of birds out of the progeny of myfirst and second lots, which I bred together; and he sent a few of these toEngland in 1852 u on speculation, to London. In 1851, Dr. Bennett, Mr. Hatch of Connecticut, and myself all showedthe Light-Gray stock in small quantities; and the doctor had for some timebeen exercising his busy brain to coin a good name for these fowls. He. DR. BENNETTS ORIGINAL TRIO OF BURAMPOOTRAS. DRAWN FROil LIFE IN 1851. consulted me regarding this proposition; and I always contended for what /considered to be their correct cognomen, namely, u Gray Shanghae, for thevery good reason already given. But this title was not sufficiently high-sounding to suit the doctors so I will here repeat, as I have already communicated it through anotherchannel, precisely what occurred regarding this name for the splendid Gray 70 THE CHINA FOWL. Shanghaes, — as it took place in my house. I quote from an article I contrib-uted to Wades Philadelphia Fanciers Journal, in March, 1874. Dr. John C. Bennett of Plymouth, Mass., in those days a shrewd andenthusiastic breeder of all kinds of fancy fowls, made me a fabulous offer formy pair of Gray Chittagongs 99 (the Dr. Kerr Philadelphia birds), and tookthem away. He bred them with a very light drab or buff Shanghae hen hehad, of the Forbes impor
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