. Burnham's new poultry book. Poultry. GOLDEN SEBKIGHT BANTAMS. CHAPTER XXII. THE GOLDEN SEBRIGHT, AND OTHER BANTAMS. " Proud of his plumage and his spurs, The feathered coxcomb struts, gallant and blithe As any beardless cornet of dragoons!" This exquisite diminutive representative of a distinct breed of the domesticated feathered tribe, takes ac- knowledged precedence over all the small fowl, denomi- nated Bantams. The Sebrights are said to have had their oi'igin in India — Sir John Sebrioht, the M. P. for Herts England, having, it is stated, brought this beautiful variety out with
. Burnham's new poultry book. Poultry. GOLDEN SEBKIGHT BANTAMS. CHAPTER XXII. THE GOLDEN SEBRIGHT, AND OTHER BANTAMS. " Proud of his plumage and his spurs, The feathered coxcomb struts, gallant and blithe As any beardless cornet of dragoons!" This exquisite diminutive representative of a distinct breed of the domesticated feathered tribe, takes ac- knowledged precedence over all the small fowl, denomi- nated Bantams. The Sebrights are said to have had their oi'igin in India — Sir John Sebrioht, the M. P. for Herts England, having, it is stated, brought this beautiful variety out with him from that country, some years ago. Among the sales that were made at auction at an early Poultry Show in London, it is recorded that Sir John run the price of one of these small hens of his up 265. 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 Burnham, George Pickering, 1814-1902. [from old catalog]. New York, Amerian news company;
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