The horse and other live stock . nds as high as a large turkey, and weighs ninepounds and upward; the plumage is of a reddish cast, inter-spersed with spots of glossy green; comb very small; nowattles ; and bill unlike every other fowl, except the hen. The Spanish Game. This variety is called the English fowl by some writers. It is more slender in the body, the neck, the bill, and the legs, than the other varieties, and the colors, particularly of the cock, are very bright and showy. The flesh is white, tender, and delicate, and on this account marketable; the eggs are small, and extremely del
The horse and other live stock . nds as high as a large turkey, and weighs ninepounds and upward; the plumage is of a reddish cast, inter-spersed with spots of glossy green; comb very small; nowattles ; and bill unlike every other fowl, except the hen. The Spanish Game. This variety is called the English fowl by some writers. It is more slender in the body, the neck, the bill, and the legs, than the other varieties, and the colors, particularly of the cock, are very bright and showy. The flesh is white, tender, and delicate, and on this account marketable; the eggs are small, and extremely delicate. The plumage is very beautiful—a clear, dark red, very bright, extending from the back to the extremities, while the breast is beautifully black. The upper convex side of the wing is equally red and black, and the whole of the tail-feathers white. The beak and legs are black ; the eyes resemble jet beads, very full and brilliant; and the whole contour of the head gives a most ferocious expression. 348 THE GUELDERLAND. 29. fJFELDERLANDS. THE GUELDERLAND. The Guelderland fowl were originally imported into thiscountry from the north of Holland, where they are supposedto have are verysymmetrical inform, and gracefulin their have onenoticeable peculi-arity, which con-sists in the absenceof a comb in eithersex. This is re-placed by an indentation on the top of the head ; and from theextreme end of this, at the back, a small spike of feathersrises. This adds greatly to the beauty of the fowl. Thepresence of the male is especially dignified, and the female islittle inferior in carriage. The plumage is of a beautiful black, tinged with blue, of very rich appearance, and bearing a brilliant gloss. The legs are black, and, in some few instances, slightly feathered. Crosses with the Shanghae have heavily feathered legs. The wattles are of good size in the cock, while those of the hen are slightly less. The flesh is fine, of white color, and of excellent
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