Excerpt from Domestic Water Fowl: Ducks, Geese and Swans; How to Rear and Manage Them The Cayuga is as much an American breed as the Aylesbury is English or the Rouen is French, and it ought to receive much more attention from our fancy breeders. It has not been very extensively propagated until within a few years, and is now a rare bird in the. Farm-yards of our country. It is as easily raised as the common Mallard, and with careful breeding for afew generations may be brought up to the weight of the Rouen. It is said to have originated on the shores of Cayuga lake, and to be a cross of the wild black duck upon the common Mallard. However that may be, it has been long enough propagated to have very distinct qualities, and is properly called a breed. 'the head is small, neat and slender; the bill broad, rather short and dark in color; neck medium; breast broad, full and prominent; body long and round, very full and plump; wings long and carried well up; legs medium in length, and black or a dark slate color; plumage of drake of a glossy black throughout; the head and neck of a brilliant greenish hue; also, the wing coverts, but not so decided in color, the primaries of the duck some times being of a dark brown, all the rest is a' jet black; a few flashes of white in the breast of the duck oh jectionable, but not a disqualification.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.