Ancona and Leghorn resemblance does not erase identity
Knowledge for understanding and preserving Ancona.
The Poultry Club records English imports from the Italian Ancona region in 1851 and notes historical debate about relationship to mottled Leghorns. Breeders nonetheless retained Ancona as the population's name. Similar Mediterranean type and color are therefore context for comparison, not sufficient evidence that the names are interchangeable.
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