230 COMMON GUINEA FOWL. 



Several attempts have been made to turn them out 

 in preserves, but this has never been persevered in, 

 from their driving away and persecuting every other 

 game. The plumage sometimes varies in being pure 

 white. 



Another species is described under the name of 

 the Mitred Guineafowl, N. mitrata* It is said to 

 be found in Madagascar, and is very closely allied 

 to the common bird, differing chiefly in the ground 

 colour of the plumage being darker, and in the spots 

 being larger. The cry and habits are nearly similar. 



