The Sicilian Buttercups
By S. Edwin Megargee Jr.
Everybody's Poultry Magazine - January, 1917
This article first appeared in Everybody’s Poultry Magazine in January, 1917. The American Buttercup Club was formed in 1912, and many articles on the breed appeared in poultry magazines and periodicals over the next few years.
Written and illustrated by the poultry artist S. Edwin Megargee Jr., it is a special treat to see the comb from multiple angles.
The article suggests red as the correct earlobe color, when white is required today. There was much debate during this time as to the ideal coloration for the breed, since the original birds in Sicily shared little aside from the comb.
The Sicilian Buttercup finally received admission into the American Standard of Perfection in 1918, one year after the publication of this article.
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This article first appeared in Everybody’s Poultry Magazine in January, 1917. The American Buttercup Club was formed in 1912, and many articles on the breed appeared in poultry magazines and periodicals over the next few years.
Written and illustrated by the poultry artist S. Edwin Megargee Jr., it is a special treat to see the comb from multiple angles.
The article suggests red as the correct earlobe color, when white is required today. There was much debate during this time as to the ideal coloration for the breed, since the original birds in Sicily shared little aside from the comb.
The Sicilian Buttercup finally received admission into the American Standard of Perfection in 1918, one year after the publication of this article.
Note: if the text in the following slideshow of images is difficult to read on your device, scroll down to the bottom of the page and load or download the pdf version instead.
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About the AuthorS. Edwin Megargee was born in 1883 in Philadelphia, and studied art at Georgetown, Drexel, and in New York. He became a professional animal painter, specializing in dogs, horses, cattle, wildlife, and of course, poultry. He wrote many articles on various breeds of poultry, always with original illustrations. Many of the old hatchery catalogs used his poultry paintings as the advertisements for their breeds, and prints of his work remain popular today. He passed away in 1958 at the age of 75. |
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