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the body covered with feathers, with their webs 

 entirely disunited, and resembling hair or silk : it 

 is entirely white, with the exception of the comb 

 and wattles, which are of a red-blue : the legs are 

 reddish violet, and very strong : the beak is of a 

 clear blue : the irides are red, surrounded by a 

 slight circle of black : as in the last species, this 

 has the whole of the skin and periosteum black, 

 but its flesh is remarkably white, and most exqui- 

 site in flavour, exceeding the common poultry in 

 both respects. These birds inhabit different parts 

 of Asia, particularly Japan and China ; the inha- 

 bitants of which latter place carry about cages full 

 jof them, and sell them to the Europeans. 



RUMPLESS COCK. 



(Gallus ecautlatus. ) 



GA. carunculd integr&, mandibulA inferiore barbis duobus, caudd 

 nulld, uropygio tectricibus majoribus tecto ; corpore ulrinque 

 Jusco-aurantio. 



Cock with an entire comb ; the lower mandible with two wat- 

 tles ; no tail ; the rump clothed by the greater coverts ; the 

 body fuscous-orange. 



Gallus ecaudatus, primus. Temm. Gall. Ind. 662. 



Coq Wallikikili. Temm. Pig. et Gall. 2- p. 267. 



Var. &. caudd seu urojygio carens ; pulchris coloribus varie- 

 gatit. 



With the rump or tail wanting ; the colours greatly varying, 

 und beautiful. 



