Rudolstadt
Germany, capital of the former principality of Schwarzburg- Rudolstadt (now part of the federated State of Thuringia), situated on the Saale, 18 miles S. of Weimar. It is famous for its manufacturies of fine porcelains, pianos, toys and chemicals. Pop. about 13,000.
RUFF neck is surrounded by a frill or ruff of numerous long black feathers, glossed with purple, and barred with chestnut.
While probably serving primarily as an attraction to the hen birds, this frill acts also as a shield, when furious battles take place between them for the possession of the females, which are called reeves.
The nest is usually of coarse grass, in a moist, swampy place; the eggs four in number. Also a breed of the Jacobin.