GAME-BIRDS OF SOUTH AFRICA 



however are few, and the scent of Guinea-Fowl is so strong 

 that it drives most dogs wild with excitement. These birds 

 do a certain amount of good, as they are largely insectivorous 

 and feed freely on locusts and their eggs. 



Guinea-Fowl breed in the South African summer, laying 

 from ten to twenty pale brown eggs specked with pin-point 

 spots of darker brown. Tlic shells are remarkably hard. 

 The eggs measure about 1.8 by 1.45 to 1.5 in. 



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