The Farm-poultry . ith ithave found, is quite as shy and wild and as difficult tobreed in captivity as the pheasant. So, while some dictionaries Bay or intimate that theterm poultry applies only to domesticated birds, it isquite evident that such definitions are not admissible,and that to properly define the term poultry, we mustdefine it in accordance with some principle that willindicate definitely the difference between birds which two interests remain essentially separate. AVhy is it? Because pigeons and poultry are adapted to differentconditions, and appeal differently to men. It would be
The Farm-poultry . ith ithave found, is quite as shy and wild and as difficult tobreed in captivity as the pheasant. So, while some dictionaries Bay or intimate that theterm poultry applies only to domesticated birds, it isquite evident that such definitions are not admissible,and that to properly define the term poultry, we mustdefine it in accordance with some principle that willindicate definitely the difference between birds which two interests remain essentially separate. AVhy is it? Because pigeons and poultry are adapted to differentconditions, and appeal differently to men. It would bedifficult to analyze and describe the differences between pigeon men and poultrymen, though it wouldseem that there must be some typical differences of tasteor inclination. The conspicuous differences betweenpoultry (the common kinds) and pigeons are readilylisted. Pigeons are birds of the air, having powersof sustained flight, and nesting habitually in elevatedand inaccessible places. Fowls and other land birds of. think of not classifying as poultry. When pheasantsare mentio led, most people are in doubt. Popularly thepheasant is classed as a game bird. The others thathave been mentioned are domestic birds—some moredomestic than others. There is quite as much differencein this respect between the fowl and the guinea fowl asbetween the guinea fowl and the pheasant. Then thereis the turkey, which only began to be domesticated afew hundre 1 years ago, which is 6till found in the wildstate, and which in domestication retains a great dealof the nature and habits of the wild progenitor. Thejungle fowl, too, supposed to be the wild cousin of all Ouen Farms \\ hite Vvandottes. are or may become domestic poultry, and birds whichare not and cannot be poultry. Domestication does not afford such a principle ofdivision. Neither does usefulness, or the fact that birdsof a certain kind are propagated especially for their use-fulness to man. Pigeons are domesticated birds, andpigeons are u
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