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Notes from Mr. Blyth. December 1855 abstract of 1st page; rest marked with red.

Thinks the ancon sheep a malconformation hereditary the only difference which I can see that the whole amount of difference supposed to be produced suddenly.— says Turnspit dog has often been casually produced.— Penguin Duck do—

So Turn-crested canaries. (very curious this, so very common)— Distinguishes such as all not analogous to which if f. in wild animals.— Thinks "Breed" restricted to those intentionally produced by the admixture of normal varieties (?) & are with difficulty preserved.

Abnormal varieties, as fat-tailed sheep— polycentric goat &c which do not occur in nature.

But hard to tell always. Fan-tails wd be so

Pointer who can say — Tumblers, this shows must be used with caution— silky coated goat & —solid-hoofed swine — spanish Poodles & amongst dogs — Remarks the number of races of dogs

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This abstract only for 1st page of Mr Blyths notes.

(These views of abnormality explain why most systematists considers breed varies as varieties, & why Fanciers, sees during some under their eyes how little is done, cons come ß such different conclusions) In B Th wart Hog wd be [illeg] monstrous.

Tuft of hair on Turkey's Brest crested Pigeons of new green x — Ball on base of Beak of Carpophaga oceanica, in Jardine's Library)

see Glophibus corniculata; a breed with red case & wonderful [illeg] of brest shows that we cannot call Carriers a monster

C. cornata.— Lyn  all stumped tail

Scissor-tail breed of B…. Ag  — Humming Bird with tufts of cotton on legs

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seems decreasing litter than increasing, as Bloodhound & Maltese Dog.— He includes all Fancy Pigeons silky. Fizzle, Rumpless 5-toed fowls.— feather legged crested double & multiple-combed fowls— tufted Ducks & Geese — Cutch race of Horses.—

Singular or double-spurred Fowls, (but I am sure I have heard of such), yet these several wild Gallinaceous fowls so characterize, but the double spur variable in them; one tarsus bearing 3 & the other only 1 & then being placed it various height— (variability in sexual character)

(a) example Polyptectron & various African Partridges.

B. wing-spurs also variable — The feathers footed birds have

I believe that considerably & case on Barb often enormously developed case & car……. on Beak of Carrier, which are not fd in any wild Pigeon (?) & therefore to a certain extent may be considered monstrous & therefore probably of domestic origin, & long Beak goes with these, it probably is of domestic origin.—

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(a) Spurs variable good case of organ variable when increasing in number—