THE GUINEA-FOWL. 



and neck are bare, of a dull blue, shaded with 

 red, and instead of the horny casque, it has an 

 ample crest of hairy-like disunited feathers, of 

 a bluish-black, reaching as far forward as the 

 nostrils, but in general turned backward. The 

 general plumage, except the quills, is of a blu- 

 ish-black, covered with small grayish spots, 



sometimes four and sometimes six on each poultry-yards. 



feather. Quills yellow-brown; edges of the 

 secondaries pure white. 



We are not aware of any of this variety or 

 species of Guinea-fowl ever being domesticated 

 or introduced into this country ; of course we 

 know nothing of its habits or qualities. As a 

 rare bird, we hope to see it introduced into our 



