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Show 228 ]<'0\Vl,~. CllAI'. VII. . f tl e brn,in The n,scending branches of which includes the ant nor pm:t.o ncrl nn,sal processes arc much shortened. ihe premaxillary bon s.and ~h JD . . '· . Hcn,k r:;hort. Comb abs nt, The orifice of the nostl'll~ ralRcd ~nd ~~~~~e~it~~~r present. or replaced by a or small antl of rr srcnhc shape' wal 'bl '-' •xual differences appcn,r . ft 1. f' il •rs I egs 1 cac n- uc. ~"J • l,card-bko tu · o ·a. 1 • · .) · . . . • or~l beautiful varieties which late in life. Do not mcnhato. 'There arc scv dilfcr in colour anrl slightly in oth_crlrcs~c~ts. . ·t more or less developed, Tho followillg, '1tll-l>rec<ls agree m tavm,., am c. ' . Fig. :11.- Hamburgh Fowl. with the comb, when pr sent, ot crescentic shape. Tho skull presents nearly the same remarkable p 'cnliaritics of structure as in the true Polish fowl. Sub-breed (a) Snlta?ls.-A Turkish breed, resembling white Polish fowl~, with a large crest m1d beard, with short and well-feathered legs. The tail is furnished with addit.ional sickle feathers. Do not incubato.2 Sub-Lrcccl (IJ) Ptct i'IIII/JIW .~.-An inferior breed clo.·cly allied to the last, w hi to, rather , mall, logs much feathered, with the crest pointed; comb smn,ll, cupped; wattles small. 2 'l'lte lJcsi account ol' Sultans i~ by l\1 i~:-; Wat!s itt • TJtu Poultry Yard ' I H.'ifi, I'· 70. r CII\'C io 1\l r. nren t'R kindJH·s~ the cxamitmtion or some ~recillll'ns of' Litis breed. CIIAP. VII. DESCRIPTION OF BREEDS. 229 Sub-breed (c) Olwonrloolr.~.-Another Turkish breed having an extraordinary appearance; black and tailless; crest and beard _large; legs feathered. The inner proce. ses of the two nasal bones come mto cont~ct with cac.h other, owing to the complete absorption of the ascending branches of the prcmaxillaries. I have seen an allied, white, tailless breed from Turkey. Snb-brced (rl) Creve-amr.-A Frcneh breed of large size. htrcly capable of flight, with short black legs, head crested, comb produced into two L•'ig. ~2.- l'o li ;ll 1<'011 I. points or horns, sometimes a little branched like tho horns of a stag; both beard and. wattles present. Eggs large. Disposition quiet.3 Sub-breed (e) Jlomecl fowl. - With a small crest; comb produced into two great points, supported on two bony protuberances. Sub· breed(/) 1 loudan.-A. French breed; of moderate size, short-legged with five toes, wings well dcvelopcU.; plumage invariably mottled with J A good de.·cription with figures is given of this sub-breed in the' .Tour11al of Horticulture,' June lOth, 18G2, p. 20G. |