[f. the name of a tribe of N. Amer. Indians.] One of a handsome breed of medium-sized domestic fowls. Also attrib.
1884. Bazaar, 12 Sept., 866/1. Wyandottes. Wanted a few early pullets, pure bred.
1897. K. de la Bere, Poultry Guide, i. 21. He has … reared 1,000 head of Black Minorcas,… and Wyandottes.
1906. Westm. Gaz., 24 Dec., 2/2. Time was when the world knew no Wyandotte fowl at all; but the ingenuity of the fancier has now given it White, Silver,… Partridge, Silver-pencilled, and Blue-laced Wyandottes.
