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Subfani. III. MELEAGRIN^. 



Range. — America, north of Panama and east of Rocky Mountains 

 to Canada. 



Genus 1. Meleagris. 



1. Meleagris gallopavo. (Wild Turkey.) 



Meleagris gallopavo, Linn. S. N. i. p. 268; Baird, B. N. Am. 

 p. 615. 



Hab. Eastern States of North America. 

 Mus. Brit. 



2. Meleagris mexicana. (Mexican Turkey.) 



Meleagris mexicana, Gould, P. Z. S. 1856, p. 61 ; Baird, /. c. 

 p. 616. 



Hab. Table-land of Mexico. 



3. Meleagris ocellata. (Ocellated Turkey.) 



Meleagris ocellata, Temm. PI. Col. 112. 



Hab. Guatemala, province of Peten, and Yucatan. 



Subfam. IV. NUMIDINiE. 

 Range. — Africa, inclusive of Madagascar. 



Genus 1. Numida. 

 Sect. A. Numida. 



1 . Numida meleagris. (West African Guinea-fowl.) 



Numida meleagris, Linn. S. N. i. 273 ; Hartl. Orn. W. .Afr. p. 199. 

 Numida rendalli, Ogilby, P. Z. S. 1835, p. 153. 

 Numida maculipennis, Sw. B. W. Afr. ii. 226. 

 Hab. Western Africa, from the Gambia southwards through 

 Ashantee to the Gaboon (Hartl.) ; Cape de Verd Islands (Bolle). 



2. Numida ptilorhyncha. (Abyssinian Guinea-fowl.) 



Numida ptilorhyncha, Licht. : Riipp. Syst. Verz. p. 105, pi. 39. 

 Hab. E. Africa, Abyssinia, Kordofan, and Sennaar (Riipp.). 



3. Numida mitrata. (Mitred Guinea-fowl.) 



Numida mitrata, Pallas, Spic. iv. p. 18. 



Hab. South Africa, and northwards along the east coast to the 

 country opposite to Zanzibar, where a specimen was obtained by Capt. 

 Speke"(see P. Z. S. 1862, p. 12). 



4. Numida tiarata. (Tiara'd Guinea-fowl.) 



Numida tiarata, Bp. : Hartl. Orn, Madagasc. p. 68. 

 Hab. Madagascar. 



