Rare and Prize Poultry,' 1854, p.
vi., Preface.

[369] Rev. E. S. Dixon, in his 'Ornamental Poultry,' p. 203, gives an
account of Columella's work.

[370] Mr. Crawfurd 'On the Relation of the Domesticated Animals to
Civilization,' separately printed, p. 6; first read before the Brit. Assoc.
at Oxford, 1860.

[371] 'Quadrupedes du Paraguay,' tom. ii. p. 324.

[372] 'Proc. Zoolog. Soc' 1832, p. 151.

[373] I have examined the feathers of some hybrids raised in the Zoological
Gardens between the male _G. Sonneratii_ and a red game-hen, and these
feathers exhibited the true character of those of _G. Sonneratii_, except
that the horny laminae were much smaller.

[374] See also an excellent letter on the Poultry of India, by Mr. Blyth,
in 'Gardener's Chronicle,' 1851, p. 619.

[375] Mr. S. J. Salter, in 'Natural History Review,' April, 1863, p. 276.

[376] _See_ also Mr. Layard's paper in 'Annals and Mag. of Nat. History,'
2nd Series, vol. xiv. p. 62.

[377] _See_ also Mr. Crawfurd's 'Descriptive Dict. of the Indian Islands,'
1856, p. 113.

[378] Described by Mr. G. R. Gray, 'Proc. Zoolog. Soc.,' 1849, p. 62.

[379] The passage from Marsden is given by Mr. Dixon in his 'Poultry Book,'
p. 176. No ornithologist now ranks this bird as a distinct species.

[380] 'Coup-d'oeil general sur l'Inde Archipelagique,' tom. iii. (1849), p.
177; _see_ also Mr. Blyth in 'Indian Sporting Review,' vol. ii. p. 5, 1856.

[381] Mr. Blyth, in 'Annals and Mag. of Nat. Hist.,' 2nd ser., vol. i.
(1848), p. 455.

[382] Crawfurd, 'Desc. Dict. of Indian Islands,' 1856, p. 112.

[383] In Burmah, as I hear from Mr. Blyth, the wild and tame poultry
constantly cross together, and irregular transitional forms may be seen.

[384] Idem, p. 113.

[385] Mr. Jerdon, in the 'Madras Journ. of Lit. and Science,' vol. xxii. p.
2, speaking of _G. bankiva_, says, "unquestionably the origin of most of
the varieties of our common fowls." For Mr. Blyth, _see_ his excellent
article in 'Gardener's Chron.' 1851, p. 619; and in 'Annals and Mag. of
Nat. Hist.,' vol. xx., 1847, p. 388.

[386] 'Gardener's Chronicle,' 1851, p. 619.

[387] I have consulted an eminent authority, Mr. Sclater, on this subject,
and he thinks that I have not expressed myself too strongly. I am aware
that one ancient author, Acosta, speaks of fowls as having inhabited S.
America at the period of its discovery; and more recently, about 1795,
Olivier de Serres speaks of wild fowls