S04 TURKEY. 



Cmilar, the crimfon decreafing towards the tail, the ends of which 

 are dufky black : the legs are furnifhed wkh a blunt fpur behind. 



Mrs. Wheeler informs me, that fhe has had both fexes alive in 

 her poffeflion ; and, had it not been for an accident on board the 

 fliip, fhouid have brought the above-mentioned male to England. 

 This bird, when alive, had the faculty of dilating and lengthening 

 ■' the flap on the throat, fo as almoft to hang over the breaft, much 



.in the fame manner as the Cock Turkey does the caruncles on the 

 neck and flap of the forehead, at which time the colours were 

 greatly heightened, appearing of a beautiful deep blue, barred 

 acrofs with crimfon. 



Thefe birds are by no means common, though not unfrequent 



in paintings done in India \ and are particularly v/ell figured in 



thofe of Mr. iVf/Wii/f/iJ?? and Lady /w^^-. Sir £/z;W;) informs me^ 



that it is known in India by two names, the one Singhee Moory^ or 



1 Marbled Fowl; the other, Moory Mmmcsr ei^ or Bright Fowl. 



-GUINEA P 



Genus XLIX. PINTADO. 



'• Guinea Pintado, Gen, Sni. iv. p. 6Si.-^Hafelg. Fey, Eng, ed. p. 202. N" 42. 



R. Sparrman* informs us, that it is common in the neigh- 

 bourhood of the Ca-pe of Good Hofe, having found them in 

 flocks in the road from Zee-cow River to Sunday River ; and that 

 they were very lliy. flying low and flrait forwards, like the Par- 

 tridge -, and that they refted on trees of nights, in large compa- 

 nies, infcmuch that Dr. Sparrmsn once killed fi5s of them at one 

 ihot, befides feveral others wounded. 



* I'ey. vo!. il. p. 19. 



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