POULTRY BREEDING AND MANAGEMENT 



feathers of the back which hang over the rump are of a 

 shining, flame-colored orange; the top of the back, the 

 small and middle coverts of the wings are of a fine maroon 

 purple ; the coverts of the wings are black, tinged with irri- 

 descent green ; the quill feathers of the wings are russet red 

 on the outer and black on the inner edges ; the breast, belly, 

 thighs, and tail are black and tinged with irridescent green ; 

 the comb, cheek, throat, and wattles are of a more or less vivid 



red; the legs and feet 

 are grey and furnished 



Hk with strong spurs, the 



iris of the eye yellow. 



"The Bankiva hen is 

 smaller than the cock; 

 and her tail is also a 

 little horizontal and 

 vaulted ; she has a small 

 comb, and the wattles 

 are very short ; the space 

 around the neck, as well 

 as the throat, is naked; 

 on this space are some 

 small feathers, distinct 

 from each other, 

 through which the red skin can be seen; the breast and 

 belly are light bay or fawn yellow, and on each feather is 

 a small, clear ray along the side of the middle rib or 

 stem ; the feathers of the base of the neck are long, with 

 disunited braids, or plumelets, of a black color in the 

 middle and fringed with ochre yellow; the back, the 

 coverts, the wings, the rump and the tail are earthy 

 grey marked with numerous black zigzags; the large 

 feathers of the wing are ashy grey." 



The Bankivus inhabits northern India and is found in 



JUNGLE FOWL HEN (Callus bankivus) 



Reproduced from Carnegie Institution. 

 Publication No. 121, 1909, by Charles B. 

 Davenport. 



