. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. 390 FARMER'? HAND-BOOK. The fowls are tall, strong-beaked, and powerful; the cock has a loud and harsh crow. It is said that a cross breed between the Malay and the com- mon fowl produces a breed very superior to either of its progenitors. Paduan, or Jago. — There are numerous hybrids and varieties of the Jago fowl, one of the most interesting being the Spanish fowl, represented in the following figure. The. body and tail feathers are of a rich black Fig. with occasionally a little white on the breast. The cock is a most majestic bird ;
. The American farmer's hand-book ... Agriculture. 390 FARMER'? HAND-BOOK. The fowls are tall, strong-beaked, and powerful; the cock has a loud and harsh crow. It is said that a cross breed between the Malay and the com- mon fowl produces a breed very superior to either of its progenitors. Paduan, or Jago. — There are numerous hybrids and varieties of the Jago fowl, one of the most interesting being the Spanish fowl, represented in the following figure. The. body and tail feathers are of a rich black Fig. with occasionally a little white on the breast. The cock is a most majestic bird ; its deportment grave and stately; and it is encircled with a ring of brown feathers, from which rises a black tuft which covers the ears. Thero are similar feathers behind the comb, and beneath the wattles. The legs and feet are of lead-color, except the sole of the foot, which is yellowish ^ The every-day or ever-laying fowls are the same as the Hamburgh, or Dutch. They are, however, evidently only a variety, or hybrid, of the Jago fowl, with the nourishment that was required in that species, and in some of its varieties, to form a tuft of feathers, expended in an enormous comb and wattles. These fowls are very large, their feathers blackish, with an iridescent green. The wattles and combs, even of the hens, are unusu ally large, and the caps under the ears are very large, and of a bluish white. Crested. — This variety is known by a densely-tufted crest and a small comb ; it is also variegated with fine colors, but it agrees in other respects with the commm dunghill fowl. The diflTerent varieties of this fowl are the white fowl with a black crest, the black fowl with a white crest, and the white fowl with a large beard. Of these the Poland or Polish fowl, repre-. 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
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