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FRIENDS OF THE AGRICULTURIST 



matter, as plenty of hard running and a little strategy is 

 necessary to procure it. If the Hock can be scattered and 

 the cover is good, excellent sport can be obtained with the 

 help of good dogs. 



It takes readily to confinement and is often found on the 

 la in is in a domesticated condition. 



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Fig. 44. — Guinea fowl Chicks hatching out. 



The ordinary lame farmyard bird differs in ha\ ing a white 

 breast, white wing quills, and in its smaller size. 



The Crested Guinea fowl (Guttera edouardi) has the very 

 distinguishing characteristic of a large tuft of curly black 

 feathers on the crown. 



It is only found in a few of the forest districts north of 

 Durban, whence n extends northwards to the Zambesi. It 

 is a denizen of t hick bush. 



