[254] They are briefly described in the 'Journal of Horticulture,' May 7th, 1861, p. 108.
[255] 'Journal of Horticulture,' 1861, p. 380.
[256] 'Journal of Horticulture,' May 28th, 1861, p. 169.
[257] 'Journal of Horticulture,' 1861, p. 327. With respect to the ears, see Delamer on 'Pigeons and Rabbits,' 1854, p. 141; also 'Poultry Chronicle,' vol. ii. p. 499, and ditto for 1854, p. 586.
[258] Delamer, 'Pigeons and Rabbits,' p. 136. See also 'Journal of Horticulture,' 1861, p. 375.
[259] 'An Account of the different Kinds of Sheep in the Russian Dominions,' 1794, p. 39.
[260] 'Proc. Zoolog. Soc.,' June 23rd, 1857, p. 159.
[261] 'Cottage Gardener,' 1857, p. 141.
[262] 'Journal of Horticulture,' April 9th, 1861, p. 35.
[263] Mr. Bartlett, in 'Proc. Zoolog. Soc.,' 1861. p. 40.