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grey, in the middle black, and at the end white, at which part the 

 shaft is spread out, and appears as a yellowish white spot, glossy in 

 appearance, and in substance horny, like that in the wing of the 

 Waxen Chatterer ;# the feathers of the upper parts of the body long 

 and narrow, greyish, crossed with white ; on each side of the white is 

 a stripe of black ; breast, sides, and thighs, like the upper parts, but 

 broadest on the thighs ; those of the breast incline to rufous, and have 

 a glossy, cartilaginous appearance, like those of the neck ; the wings 

 reach to the beginning of the tail ; quills dusky black ; lesser wing 

 coverts like the back, the greater long, narrow, and stiff, the colour 

 rufous, inclined to chestnut; transversely striped with black and 

 white ; tail coverts violet, with a polished gloss ; tail as in the 

 Common Cock; legs five inches, with a large bent spur behind, 

 one-third of an inch in length. 



The Hen is one-third less than the Cock, and is without comb 

 and wattles ; the head and neck behind grey ; cheeks and throat 

 whitish ; the lower part of the neck behind brownish, crossed with 

 rufous white stripes ; fore part, breast, and belly, brown, striped with 

 dirty white ; sides of the head grey ; back pale brown, tinged with 

 grey, pale rufous down the shafts ; wing coverts the same ; quills 

 blackish within, and brownish, dotted with grey, without ; tail 

 greyish ; legs scaly, grey ; instead of a spur on the leg a rising knob. 



Inhabits the Forests of India, and is called by the English Jun- 

 gle Fowl, being frequently shot in the jungle woods. 



It is observed that the Jungle Cock, born and reared in a wild 

 state, though much smaller than the general size of Game Cocks, 

 will, from superior courage and activity, almost to a certainty, be 

 victorious in combat : this is proved by the Mussulman Natives of 

 Hindustan, who are to a degree fond of Cock-fighting; but the 

 Jungle Cocks are with difficulty obtained, though sought for by all 

 lovers of the spoi't. The Hindoos, on the contrary, will not bear 



* See Temm. Pig. Sf Gallin. pi. in. f. 1. 2. a. a. a. 



