334 THE PORK-TAILED COCK. 



THE GALLUS BANKIVA, OR THE BANKIVA COCK, 



(See Frontispiece.) 



Is nearly twice as large as our common Bantams. There in 

 no down around his eyes or upon his throat; his comb is 

 ample, irregular, and deeply serrated ; and the wattles are well 

 let down from each side of the lower mandible. He has neck 

 and rump hackles, long and slender, of a brilliant golden-orange 

 colour ; the upper part of the back is bluish black ; the centre 

 and lesser wing-coverts are of a rich chestnut colour; the tail 

 is black, with rich green, and blue reflections ; and all the un- 

 der parts are of a black or darkish hue. The specimen por- 

 trayed, as well as the others forming the frontispiece, were 

 presented to the Academy of Natural Science, in Philadelphia, 

 by Thos. B. Wilson, Esq. Its habitat is the East Indies. 



THE GALLUS FURCATUS, OR THE FORK-TAILED COCK, 

 ( Vide Frontispiece.) 



WAS first described by M. Temminck, in 1813. It is nearly 

 two feet in length from beak to the extremity of the tail. 

 The cheeks are bare, and the head differs from the Gallus 

 Bankiva, in being furnished with a simple entire comb, and 

 the under mandible and throat with a single large wattle, 

 springing from the centre all of a brilliant red colour. It 

 differs from other species in the form of the neck-hackles par- 

 ticularly. They are remarkably short and round, and of the 

 hue given in the figure. The tail is usually carried more in a 

 line with the body than in the Bankiva Fowl, and has a 

 slightly forked form ; hence the name. The beak, legs, and 

 feet are yellow. It is said to be abundant in Java, and is 

 often seen upon the edges of 'woods and jungles, but, upon 

 the slightest alarm, runs for cover. 



