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NUMIDA. PINTADO. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum crassiusculum, for- 

 nicatum, basi membrana 

 verrucosa tectum ; mandi- 

 bula inferiore basi paleariis 

 carunculatis, pendulis ob- 

 ducta. 



Nares in ceromate sitae, la- 

 terales, cartilagine semi- 

 divisae. 



Caput nuduin, vertice aut 

 cornu calloso, aut crista 

 muni turn. 



Pedes tetradactyli ; mutici. 



Cauda brevis, deflexa; rec- 

 tricibus quatuordecim aut 

 sedecem. 



NUMIDA. Auctorum. 

 MELEAGRIS. Antiquorum. 



Beak thickened, arched, its 

 base covered with a waited 

 membrane; the under man- 

 dible at the base with a ca- 

 runculated pendulous wat- 

 tle. 



Nostrils situated in the cere, 

 lateral, and half divided by 

 cartilage. 



Head naked, the crown with 

 a callous horn, or strong 

 crest. 



Feet four-toed, smooth. 



Tall short, bent down, con- 

 sisting of fourteen or six- 

 teen feathers. 



j:\LL the known species of this genus are natives 

 of Africa and its adjoining islands : their manners 

 are similar to those of the domestic poultry : they 

 feed on worms, insects, and seeds, and live in 

 society. 



Temminck mentions a bird of this genus allied 

 v. xi. p. i. 1? 



