. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. Fig. 470. Pekin drake. White Birch Poultry Farm, Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Fig. 471. Pekin duck. White Birch Poultry Farm, Bridgewater, Massachusetts The Merchtem Duck. A white Belgian type closely resembling the Aylesbury is called the Merchtem Duck. The Belgian bird is a little smaller and has blue legs and a dark bean on the bill. The Cayuga Duck. The Cayuga Duck is a large black duck taking its name from Cayuga County in New York, where it appears to have been developed as a local variety about 1850, though it attracted no at- tenti
. Principles and practice of poultry culture . Poultry. Fig. 470. Pekin drake. White Birch Poultry Farm, Bridgewater, Massachusetts. Fig. 471. Pekin duck. White Birch Poultry Farm, Bridgewater, Massachusetts The Merchtem Duck. A white Belgian type closely resembling the Aylesbury is called the Merchtem Duck. The Belgian bird is a little smaller and has blue legs and a dark bean on the bill. The Cayuga Duck. The Cayuga Duck is a large black duck taking its name from Cayuga County in New York, where it appears to have been developed as a local variety about 1850, though it attracted no at- tention beyond that vicinity until ten or fifteen years later. Stories of its origin attributing the black color to the Black East Indian Duck (also to a black duck from Brazil known as the Buenos Airean) may be re- garded as of very doubtful authenticity, except per- haps as to certain stocks. Black ducks are frequently found in all races where the colors are various. The color is one which would naturally occur in tlie varia- tions of the color of the com- mon wild duck in domesti- cation. There is no warrant for considering this variety as essentially different from other improved 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 Robinson, John H. (John Henry), 1863-1935. Boston ; New York : Ginn and Company
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