. Domestic fowl and ornamental poultry;. GOLD SPANGLED POLISH HEN. I.—The Spangled Polish.—A. bird of extraordinary beauty, extremely scarce, and very difficult to be pro- cured. This fowl presents a sym- metrical and regular combination of the following colors, viz.:—A bright orange, a clear white, a bril- liant green, and a jetty black, soft- ened down with a rich and pure brown, every feather being tipped with white, so as to produce the effect whence has been derived the term of SPANGLED. The colorof the hen is a prevailing golden yellow, with white spangles, like the cock. In the cock the
. Domestic fowl and ornamental poultry;. GOLD SPANGLED POLISH HEN. I.—The Spangled Polish.—A. bird of extraordinary beauty, extremely scarce, and very difficult to be pro- cured. This fowl presents a sym- metrical and regular combination of the following colors, viz.:—A bright orange, a clear white, a bril- liant green, and a jetty black, soft- ened down with a rich and pure brown, every feather being tipped with white, so as to produce the effect whence has been derived the term of SPANGLED. The colorof the hen is a prevailing golden yellow, with white spangles, like the cock. In the cock the thighs are black, and are, likewise, though in a less degree, marked and spangled with black and golden yellow. The hinder end of the body is furnished with green and orange-brown hackles, and the tail is carried well up. The flesh of these birds is of good quality, and they are very prolific. They also fatten quickly, and have, by some, been compared to the Dorking for similarity of flesh and other excellences of quality. II.—The second variety of the Polish fowl is the well- known black fowl, with a white tuft on the crown. These birds were brought from St. Jago by the Spaniards, to whom they owe their first introduction into Europe. Their color is a shin- ing black, and both cock and hen have the white top-knot. The head is flat, surmounted by a fleshy protuberance, out of which spring the crown fea- thers constituting the tuft. These are remarkably good lay- ers, and will, if kept warm, lay nearly throughout the year; and it is this cause, probably, that has induced Mowbray and other writers to confound them WHITE-CRESTED BLACK 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 Richardson, H. D. [from old catalog]; Poultry. [from old catalog]. New York, C. M. Saxton
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