WILD FOWL. 



SONNEKAT'S JUNGLE FOWL. 



The substance and appearance of these plates 

 have been not inaptly compared with the wax- 

 iike plates which ornament the wings and tail 

 of the Bohemian Chatterer. Feathers of the 

 middle of the back, breast, belly, and thighs, 

 deep rich gray, with paler shafts and edges ; 

 tail generally rich green ; the feathers which 

 immediately succeed the hackles are rich pur- 

 ple, with a pale yellow edge ; those next in suc- 

 cession arc golden-green, with gray edges, and 

 nil glossed with brilliant metallic reflections; 

 hill, legs, and feet, yellow. The living bird 

 presents altogether a rich and striking object, 

 especially when the sun shines on the plu- 

 mage. 



SONNERAT'S JUNGLE HEN. 



This fine bird is less than the cock, without 

 oomb or wattles, but with a trace of nakedness 

 round the eye. The plumage generally is without 



the horny structure which distinguishes that of 

 the cock. Upper parts uniform brown; necl 

 feathers with dark edges ; those of the back and 

 wing coverts with a pale streak along the shaft, 

 and those of the wings; tail coverts and tail 

 waved and mottled with darker pencilings; 

 throat and front of the neck white edged with 

 dark brown ; legs and feet bluish-gray. 



Sonnerat's Jungle cock is distinguished by 

 the singular flattening of the shaft or mid-rib of 

 the hackle and saddle feathers ; a laminated ap- 

 pearance is thus obtained of extreme richness, 

 these plates being of a bright golden-yellow. 



" In our chapter on Game Fowls," say the au- 

 thors of the " Poultry Book," " we alluded to a 

 cross between this bird and a game hen, the 

 produce of which was in the possession of Dr. 

 Homer, of Hull. The kindness of that gentle- 

 man has since supplied us with some further in- 

 formation, which has such immediate reference 



