One of the most extraordinary looking fowls is the Polish. They are generally great favourites, from their useful quality as layers, and from the pretty top-knot or tuft on their head. They are compact in shape, full round-breasted, and look well on the table. There are several varieties of them.

The white-crested black is a beautiful fowl, dark black, glossy plumage, with its completely white tuft, in the perfect breed. There should not be a feather of any other colour in the tuft; the pure white is, however, rarely met with, as it is generally mixed at the edges with a few black feathers.

The golden Poland is truly a handsome bird. Every feather in this description should be golden, from the tuft to every feather of the bird.

Mr. Richardson gives the following description of them: - "The spangled Polish is a bird of extraordinary beauty, extremely rare, and difficult to procure. This fowl presents a symmetrical and regular combination of the following colours - viz., a bright orange, a clear white, a brilliant green, and a jetty black, softened down with rich pure brown, every feather being tipped with white, so as to produce the effect whence has been derived the name of spangled. The colour of the hen is a prevailing golden yellow, with white spangles like the cock. In the cock the thighs are black, and are likewise, though in a less degree, marked and spangled with black and golden yellow. The hinder end of the body is furnished with green and orange brown hackles, and the tail is carried well up. The flesh of these birds is of good quality, and they are very prolific. They have no comb or beard, the top-knot is white, and the legs clean and of a bluish slate colour".