. The poultry book : a treatise on breeding and general management of domestic fowls : with numerous original descriptions, and portraits from life . THE GREAT MALAY FOWL. The Malay fowl has, as its name implies, been brought,originally, from the peninsula of that name, at the southernpoint of the continent of Asia. He stands very high on thelegs, is long-necked, serpent-headed, and is in color usually adark brown, streaked with yellow,—sometimes, however, whiteHis form and appearance are grand and striking in the extreme,and he is no small embellishment to the poultry-yard. Thisfowl is also f
. The poultry book : a treatise on breeding and general management of domestic fowls : with numerous original descriptions, and portraits from life . THE GREAT MALAY FOWL. The Malay fowl has, as its name implies, been brought,originally, from the peninsula of that name, at the southernpoint of the continent of Asia. He stands very high on thelegs, is long-necked, serpent-headed, and is in color usually adark brown, streaked with yellow,—sometimes, however, whiteHis form and appearance are grand and striking in the extreme,and he is no small embellishment to the poultry-yard. Thisfowl is also frequently, but erroneously, called the Chittagong 52 THE POULTRY-BOOK. The Malay fowl, however, that were originally importedinto these countries, were by no means such birds as I couldrecommend to the notice of the breeder, their size possessingtoo much offal, as neck, legs, and thighs, and the flesh, more-over, being dark-colored and oily. Another variety — that. GREAT MALAY HEN. represented by the cut — has been since introduced, which iswell worthy of our attention. As a cross, this Malay has,indeed, proved a most valuable addition to our poultry-yard,the cross-breed possessing all the hardiness of our nativedomestic fowl, with the gigantic size of the foreign the introduction of this variety, the export trade inpoultry, both living and dead, has considerably increased;indeed, without introduction of fresh blood, as with all breedingstock that are bred in and in, fowl will become pnry and dcgon-erate. — Richardson. VARIETIES OF DOMESTIC FOWL. 53 These fowls have remarkahly long legs, and large flesh is, however, exceedingly well flavored, when theyhave been properly fattened; and their eggs, which are verylarge, are so rich, that two of them are equal to three of thoseof ordinary fowls. The color of the feathers is black, or verydark brown, streaked with yellow, and the legs are very largeand coarse. The fowls are
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