TIE HELMETED GUINEA-FOWLS. QI 
round the base of the neck more or less barred with narrow 
black and white bands; basal part of helmet red. Naked 
skin on the sides of head and neck pale blue. Wattle pale 
blue, tipped with red. ‘Total length, about 20 inches; wing, 
11°5; tail, 6°45 tarsus, 3°1; middle toe (with claw), 2°85. 
Range.—Eastern South Africa, extending, so far as is at 
present known, from the shores of the Zambesi to Cape 
Colony. 
Habits.— Until recently this fine Guinea-Fowl was considered 
identical with the East African Bird, which has now been se- 
parated under the name of J. reichenowt. It has also been 
confounded by many authors with the larger V. marungensis 
from Benguela and Marungu, and with 4. cornuta from 
Damara-land. ‘The habits of the Large-Helmeted Guinea-Fowl 
have never been very fully described, but appear to be very 
similar to those of the allied Western forms. Mr. Ayres tells us 
that in Natal they are gregarious, and generally found among 
scrubby bush on the borders of streams and rivers. They run 
very rapidly, and in open ground a person on foot would 
stand but a poor chance of running them down. In cover 
they lie very close indeed, and require a good dog to find 
them ; when found, they will frequently fly up into the lower 
boughs of any convenient bush or tree. They are naturally 
very tame and easily domesticated, and may be seen thus at 
any farmstead ; in some instances they come regularly to feed 
with the poultry. 
Eggs.—Like those of WV. meleagris, but considerably smaller 
and rounder in shape. Measurements, 1°7 by 1°4 inch. 
IV. REICHENOW’S LARGE-HELMETED GUINEA-FOWL. 
NUMIDA REICHENOWI. 
Numida coronata, Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 
376 (1893) [part.; E. Africa]. 
Numida reichenowt, Ogilvie-Grant, Ibis, 1894, p. 535, fig. i. 
Adult.—Distinguished from JV. coronata by having the large 
