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of the cheeks, a short tail, and the cranium, in 

 general, surmounted with a callous crest. Their 

 feet have no spurs ; their tail is short and pendant ; 

 and the thick feathers of the rump give them an 

 inflated appearance. 



The common species, 



Tlie Guinea Pintado. Lath. N. Meleagris. L. Enl. 



108. 



Is originally from Africa. The plumage is slate 

 coloured, covered all over with round white spots. It 

 is a bird whose clamorous and querulous disposition 

 renders it very inconvenient to be kept in the poul- 

 try yard, although it is excellent eating. In a natural 

 state they live in very large flocks ; and frequent, in 

 preference, marshy situations.* 



Crested Pintado^ Lath. Num. Cristatay Pal. Spic. 

 IV. pi. 2. Vieill. Gal. pi. 209. 



In this species the head is surmounted with a 

 crest of feathers. 



The body, black, blue spotted ; chest and crest, 

 black ; throat, blood -red ; neck, above, bluish. See 

 Lath. Gm. IV. t. 62. &c. Ency. Meth. t. 85. f. 3. ; and 

 Mr. Yarrel, Lin. Trans, has figured its trachea. 



• The Larynx figured by Temm. Gal ij. t. \.f. 4, 5. 

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