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Greenland, but does not breed there, nor in any 

 other cold country. It is found, in its wild state, in 

 the forests of India. The other species of that 

 family, of which only fourteen are as yet known, are 

 natives of the warmer climates. 



57. Of the family of Turkeys .(Meleagris), the 

 Grey Turkey is met with in America in a wild state : 

 but it does not appear, from its tender disposition 

 when domesticated, to belong to cold countries. 

 The other species (about five) inhabit warmer coun- 

 tries. 



58. The family of Pintados (Numidd) is more 

 peculiar to warm countries. The common Guinea 

 Hen is found in a wild state at the Cape of Good 

 Hope ; others inhabit similar regions. Four species 

 only are known. 



59. The family of Peacocks (Pavo) does not, in 

 a wild state, extend beyond the 30th degree of 

 latitude. Four species only are known. The Com- 

 mon Peacock is found in a wild state in several 

 countries of Africa and Asia ; for instance, on the 

 Ganges. 



60. The family of the Curassous (Crax), of which 

 eight species are known, as well as the Ostrich and 

 Cassowary, inhabit solely the Torrid Zone, hardly 

 extending beyond the Tropics. 



