. The new American poultry book, containing all the different varieties of fowls, with complete instructions ... Poultry. BA^TAUS. 31 THE DOMINIQUE FOWL. This seema to be a tolerable distmct and pemument variety, i^at the aze of the oommon Dunghill FowL Their name is taken firom the island of Dominica, fiom which they axe reported to have been imported. Take all in all, they are one of the very best breeds of fo-srl which we have; and idthoagli they do not oome in to laying so yonng as the Spanish, they are far better sitters and nnxseis. Their combs are generally doable, and the wattles are q
. The new American poultry book, containing all the different varieties of fowls, with complete instructions ... Poultry. BA^TAUS. 31 THE DOMINIQUE FOWL. This seema to be a tolerable distmct and pemument variety, i^at the aze of the oommon Dunghill FowL Their name is taken firom the island of Dominica, fiom which they axe reported to have been imported. Take all in all, they are one of the very best breeds of fo-srl which we have; and idthoagli they do not oome in to laying so yonng as the Spanish, they are far better sitters and nnxseis. Their combs are generally doable, and the wattles are quite smaQ. Their plnmage presents, aU over, a sort of greenish appearance, from a peculiar arrangement of bloe and white feathers, which is the chief chaiacteristac of the variety; alBioa^ in some specimens, the plumage is gray in both cock and hen. They are very bardy, healthy, excellent lajeis and ca^tal sitters. Ko fowl liaTO better stood the tests of mJTrmg wiSHHit dctedcuating than the pure S£liBIGHT 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 Taggart, John. Philadelphia, Crawford & co
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