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matter, as plenty of hard running and a little strategy is 

 necessary to procure it. 



It takes readily to confinement and is often found on the 

 farms in a domesticated condition. 



The ordinary tame farmyard bird differs in having a 

 white breast, white wing quills, and in its smaller size. 



Fig. 41. — -Guinea Fowl Chicks hatching out. 



The Crested Guinea Fowl {Guttera edouardi) has the very 

 distinguishing characteristic of a large tuft of curly black 

 feathers on the crown. 



It is only found in a few of the forest districts north of 

 Durban, whence it extends northwards to the Zambesi. It 

 is a denizen of thick bush.. 



