This special re-print of "The American Standard of Poultry Excellence for 1883: A Complete Description of All Recognized Varieties of Poultry" was written by the American Poultry Association. Covers every-known poultry variety in the year of publication, from Andalusians to Wyandottes. An essential companion for every poultry breeder and farming history buff. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original book and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections, blurring, or minor shadows in the page background. This book appears exactly as it did when it was first printed.