Plate Series 12 breeds

Atlas of Breeds

A folio of the birds. Each plate drawn from period breed books, livestock registries, and museum type-collections — described with the vocabulary of fanciers, not the cant of the pit.

No. 006 · Plate VI

American Game · From the Spanish Main to the Carolinas

American gamefowl

Origin
Southern United States
Type
American gamefowl
Comb
Straight
Status
Vulnerable

No. 012 · Plate XII

Aseel · Mianwali · Muff · The South Indian Strain

Aseel

Origin
Punjab / South India
Type
Aseel
Comb
Pea
Status
Watch

No. 003 · Plate III

Asil · Reza · The Ancestral Game

Indian Aseel

Origin
Indian subcontinent
Type
Indian Aseel
Comb
Pea
Status
Secure

No. 014 · Plate XIV

Burmese Game · The Myanma Fighter

Burmese Game

Origin
Myanmar (Burma)
Type
Burmese Game
Comb
Pea
Status
Secure

No. 008 · Plate VIII

Malay · The Towering Game

Malay Game

Origin
Malay Peninsula / Sumatra
Type
Malay Game
Comb
Strawberry
Status
Watch

No. 010 · Plate X

Modern Game · The Victorian Aristocrat

Modern Game

Origin
England
Type
Modern Game
Comb
Single
Status
Secure

No. 005 · Plate V

Old English Game · The Carlisle and the Oxford

British landrace

Origin
England
Type
British landrace
Comb
Single
Status
Secure

No. 011 · Plate XI

Phoenix · The Longtail Descendant

European long-tail

Origin
Germany (from Japanese stock)
Type
European long-tail
Comb
Single
Status
Watch

No. 004 · Plate IV

Shamo · The Japanese Fighting Cock

Japanese Shamo

Origin
Japan (originally Siam/Thailand)
Type
Japanese Shamo
Comb
Walnut
Status
Secure

No. 009 · Plate IX

Sumatra · The Black Pheasant of the Indies

Sumatra Game

Origin
Sumatra, Indonesia
Type
Sumatra Game
Comb
Pea
Status
Watch

No. 007 · Plate VII

Thai Game · The Siamese Fighter

Thai Game

Origin
Siam (Thailand)
Type
Thai Game
Comb
Pea
Status
Secure

No. 013 · Plate XIII

Yokohama · Minohiki · The Long-Crower's Cousin

European long-tail

Origin
Germany (from Japanese Minohiki)
Type
European long-tail
Comb
Single
Status
Critical

An Illustrated Encyclopedia · Volume I