. Poultry production. Poultry. 50 POVLTRY PRODUCTION al)out liy the conditions of doniestication, partiailarly selec- tion and hreeding. Tlie bird wliicli he selected as the probable ancestor of the hen was the si)ecies of jnngle fowl known as Gallus bankiva which is still to be found in the jungles of Burmali, Northern India, the Philippine Islands, and several other countries. The bankiva male very closely resembles the black- breasted red game in color of plumage. The female has a salmon-colored breast, striped neck feathers, and stippled Fig. S. •luuyle fowl (.Gallua liaukna). (Couitesy of
. Poultry production. Poultry. 50 POVLTRY PRODUCTION al)out liy the conditions of doniestication, partiailarly selec- tion and hreeding. Tlie bird wliicli he selected as the probable ancestor of the hen was the si)ecies of jnngle fowl known as Gallus bankiva which is still to be found in the jungles of Burmali, Northern India, the Philippine Islands, and several other countries. The bankiva male very closely resembles the black- breasted red game in color of plumage. The female has a salmon-colored breast, striped neck feathers, and stippled Fig. S. •luuyle fowl (.Gallua liaukna). (Couitesy of New Yoili Zuijlofiical ) bod>' feathers ahnost identical with those of the modern brown Leglinni female. In Aoicc Initli male and female resemble the connnon barnyard fowl. The crow of the wild male, howc\cr, is not so prolonged as in the case of his domesti- cated Ijrother. In action they are quite similar to the modern Leghorn. These birds cross readilx' with domestic breeds, producing fertile olfs]>ring and are themseh-es easily domesticated. While these consiilcrations seem to point toward the. 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 Lippincott, William Adams, 1882-1931; Card, Leslie Ellsworth, 1893-. Philadelphia, Lea & Febiger
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