586 BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA. 
but, so far as I can learn, not a single bird is to be found in the 
south, although the bush range is precisely similar.” 
It appears to be avery local species. Mr. Fellowes found it in the 
Umgowee forest, near the Umlalaas River, lat. 29°; in Zululand 
and near St. Lucia Bay on a small promontory. The healthy 
months for this country he found to be June, July, August, and the 
first half of September. After this the Guinea-fowl have it all their 
own way, as the country is unapproachable from fever. 
The following description is given by Mr. Elliot in his “ Mono- 
graph ”:— Head covered with a full, long, upright, jet-black crest ; 
the rest of the face and head bare; around the eyes black; blue 
on the sides and back of the neck; bright red upon the throat, 
extending from the base of the lower mandibles to the feathers of 
the breast ; the skin of the neck full behind, forming a plait about 
midway and falling in a kind of fold over the feathers of the lower 
part ; lower part of neck behind and upper part of breast black, 
having a rich chestnut tinge on the breast; entire rest of the 
plumage black, with a greenish gloss and spotted with light green ; 
wings spotted like the rest of the body; primaries dark brown; 
secondaries black with their inner webs spotted ; outer webs of the 
first four of the rest unspotted, black with lines of bluish-green ; 
thighs black; bill light-horn colour; legs and feet blackish-brown.” 
The sexes are alike in colour. 
Fig. Elliot, Monogr. Phasian. ii, pl. 44. 
562. Numrpa cristata, Pall. Crested Guinea-Fowl. 
According to Professor Barboza du Bocage three living specimens 
of this species, from Benguela, were brought to Lisbon by M. 
Freitas Branco, and Viegas do O. 
The only difference between this species and the preceding 
consists in the less extent of the black on the chest in N. cristata. 
Fig. Elliot, Monogr. Phasian. ii, pl. 45. 
563. Numipa pucuerani, Hartl. Pucheran’s Guinea-Fowl. 
This species may be distinguished from N. verreauwi by having 
the spotted plumage continued on the breast right up to the bare 
throat. Dr. Kirk, whose specimens, according to Mr, Elliot, 
belong to the present species, observes: “This fine species was 
observed in large flocks at the head of the Zambesi delta, Shupanga, 
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