. The China fowl. Poultry. THE CHINA FOAVL SHANGHAE, COCHIN, "; Under this general appellation, I include all the various-colored domestic fowls now popularly known in England and America as " Shanghaesj'^ " Cochins," or '^ Brahmas ;" to wit, the white, gray, lemon, buff, cinnamon, brown, partridge, grouse, and black, — feathered-legged or smooth-shanked. And in this volume I shall show that all these varieties, under whatever name during the last thirty years they may have been denominated, or at the present time are called, have one common origin; that no
. The China fowl. Poultry. THE CHINA FOAVL SHANGHAE, COCHIN, "; Under this general appellation, I include all the various-colored domestic fowls now popularly known in England and America as " Shanghaesj'^ " Cochins," or '^ Brahmas ;" to wit, the white, gray, lemon, buff, cinnamon, brown, partridge, grouse, and black, — feathered-legged or smooth-shanked. And in this volume I shall show that all these varieties, under whatever name during the last thirty years they may have been denominated, or at the present time are called, have one common origin; that no "importation" of any one of said varieties or strains have reached this country or Great Britain from any place save Chinese ports; and especially that none of these fine fowls have been brought, or can be authoritatively shown ever to have come, into the two countries mentioned, either from the province of Cochin China, originally, or more especially from India, in a single instance. This averment at the outset, I make understandingly. Premising that I shall not unduly urge upon the attention of the readers of this work any. 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]. [Boston, Press of Rand, Avery, & co. ]
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