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Of Jungle Fowl, the Society have now pairs of 

 both the Indian species, the Bankiva or Red Jungle 

 Fowl {Gallus bankiva) and the Sonnerat's or Grey 

 Jungle Fowl {G. so7inerati). The Red Jungle Fowl is 

 believed to be the species from which all our domestic 

 breeds of poultry were derived, and it will be seen lo 

 bear a very close resemblance lo the well-known 



BANKIVA OR RED JUNGLE FOWL. 



"Black-red" Game Fowls. The c;\rriage is slightly 

 dififerent, however, as the male does not carry his tail 

 so high as the domestic fowl does, but otherwise there 

 is but little difference beyond that the wild bird is 

 smaller, being about midway in size between ordinary 

 fowls and the " Bantam " breeds. It lias a wide range, 

 being found in Central and North-Easlern India, 

 Siam, the Malay Peninsula, Java, Celebes, and the 

 Phillipines, as well as other islands. Wherever it is 

 met with it is a jungle bird. 



