The Guinea Fowl 



The Guinea Fowl has been so long among us that 

 we no longer look upon him as a stranger. He was 

 brought a long time ago from Africa, where his 

 relations may still be found, assembling in huge 

 flocks in damp, marshy places that furnish a good 

 supply of worms and insects. Whether he be tame 

 or wild, the most remarkable thing about the Guinea 

 Fowl is his voice. When he is frightened or angry 

 he gives forth a screech like an old barn-door creaking 

 on rusty hinges, and he does not leave off until he 

 and everybody else are quite tired. 



