. The poultry book : a treatise on breeding and general management of domestic fowls : with numerous original descriptions, and portraits from life . THE ROUEN DUCK, This bird derives its name from the city of Rouen, on theSeine, and is esteemed highly by epicures. It is a prolificbird, and lays large eggs. Its size is the criterion of itsTalue. THE DOMESTIC DUCK. 149. THE POLAND DUCK. This plate is taken from life, from the white Poland ducks,now in possession of Samuel Shaw, of Plymouth, from theoriginal stock of Rev. N. S. Smith, of Buffalo. Mr. Smithhas a high reputation as a scientific fo
. The poultry book : a treatise on breeding and general management of domestic fowls : with numerous original descriptions, and portraits from life . THE ROUEN DUCK, This bird derives its name from the city of Rouen, on theSeine, and is esteemed highly by epicures. It is a prolificbird, and lays large eggs. Its size is the criterion of itsTalue. THE DOMESTIC DUCK. 149. THE POLAND DUCK. This plate is taken from life, from the white Poland ducks,now in possession of Samuel Shaw, of Plymouth, from theoriginal stock of Rev. N. S. Smith, of Buffalo. Mr. Smithhas a high reputation as a scientific fowl-breeder. There arespecimens of the black Poland duck, from the same stock, inpossession of Mr. Sidney Packard, of East white are deemed the most desirable fowl, though tlieblack are the largest; there is also a pied variety, which is ahybrid between the two. They breed early, and they aioexcellent layers. The head is ornamented with a crest, andthe above is a fair representation of this breed.
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