. Burnham's new poultry book. Poultry. CHAPTER XVIII. THE ENGLISH GRAY DORKING. I CALL this superior fowl the English Gray Dorking, because, like the Houdan, La Fleche, etc., already de- scribed as natives of France, this bird is indigenous to Great Britain ; and all early English writers set down this really fine variety, par excellence, at the head of the list of domestic poultry. This opinion ruled, how- ever, prior to the introduction of the Queen's Cochin Chinas, or my Brahma fowls, into merrie England; since 220. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that m

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. Burnham's new poultry book. Poultry. CHAPTER XVIII. THE ENGLISH GRAY DORKING. I CALL this superior fowl the English Gray Dorking, because, like the Houdan, La Fleche, etc., already de- scribed as natives of France, this bird is indigenous to Great Britain ; and all early English writers set down this really fine variety, par excellence, at the head of the list of domestic poultry. This opinion ruled, how- ever, prior to the introduction of the Queen's Cochin Chinas, or my Brahma fowls, into merrie England; since 220. 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 Burnham, George Pickering, 1814-1902. [from old catalog]. New York, Amerian news company;

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