Plymouth Rock, Barred, 57, 295; illustrated, 54, 55, 80; White, 58; illustrated, 56; Buff, 59, 62; illustrated, 57; Columbian, 61; illustrated, 62; Silver-Penciled, 61; illustrated, 58 Point Judith Bronze Turkey, 183 Polish, 47; White, 34; Silver-Spangled, illustrated, 39; White-Crested Black, 47 Pomeranian Goose, 161 Poult, 180 Pouter Pigeon, 250, 297; illustrated, 250 Preserved eggs, 286 Prices, how determined, 278; of fancy poultry and pigeons, 301 Profits, computation of, 72 Pullet, 35 Pure-bred, defined, 30 Quail, laying of, in captivity, 18 Quantity of food, 80, 88 Range, advantages of, 85 Rapeseed for canaries, 273 Réaumur, experiments of, in incubation, 307 Reptile, resemblance of duckling to, 142 Retailing poultry produce, 275, 288 Rhode Island, goose growing in, 173 Rhode Island Red, 61, 100; illustrated, 32 Ringneck Pheasant, illustrated, 212 Roaster growing, 113; illustrated, 114 Rock Pigeon, 241 Roller Canaries, 271 Roller Pigeons, 248 Romans, distribution of domestic fowl by, 36, 46; peacock a favorite dish among, 209 Rooster, use of term, 34 Rose-Comb Black Bantam, illustrated, 69 Rotten egg, appearance of, when candled, 96 Rouen Duck, 130, 141; illustrated, 130 Rudiments of judging poultry, 293 Ruff, occurrence of, in pigeons, 10 Rumpless Fowl, 65 Running board for pigeons, 260 Runt Pigeon, 251; illustrated, 241, 250 Russia, geese in, 167 Rye, 78, 116, 154 Saddleback Goose, 161 St. Andreasberg Roller, 271 Salt for pigeons, 265 Sawdust in poultry house, 75 Scalding poultry, 284 Scale on beak of young birds, 22 Scales, relation of, to feathers, 8 Scoring, 300 Scotland, wild pigeon in, 240 Scratching of birds, use of, 14 Sebastopol Goose, 165; illustrated, 165 Sebright Bantam, 70; illustrated, 70 Shanghai, 53 Shavings for litter in poultry house, 76 Shell of egg, formation of, 17 Silky fowl, 65 Silver Pheasant, 215 Sitting hen, illustrated, 19; food for, 95 Slate Turkey, 187 Slip, an imperfect capon, 117 Snow, effect of, on poultry, 81, 92, 107, 125, 269 Social relations of birds, 3 South America, guinea in, 202 Space per bird in poultry house, 86 Spain, turkey in, 181 Spanish Goose, 162 Spanish, White-Faced Black, illustrated, 38 Spanish races of fowls, 49 Sparrow, laying capacity of, 18 Species, predatory relation of, 6; defined, 24; origin of, 25 Sprouted oats, 78 Spurs, 33, 117 Squab, 240; illustrated, 266, 267 Squeaker. See Squab Standard-bred, defined, 30 Standards for judging exhibition poultry, 299 Strain, defined, 29 Stub feather, 9 Subvariety, defined, 29 Summer quarters for poultry, illustrated, 123 Sunlight, benefits of, 73 Swan and nest, illustrated, 224