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The Carafow Cock mi Hen. 



Numb. XXXI, [XXXII. 



THIS Bird is almoft as big as a Turkey ; its Bill thick and hooked at the 

 End, partly cinereous and partly yellow ; on the Bafe of the upper 

 Mandible is a round hard Excrefcence of the Bignefs of a Nutmeg, of a 

 yellow Colour; the Eyes black, the Irides crimfon with a Border of white ; 

 the Head and Neck covered with Feathers of a deep black like Velvet; 

 on its Head was a Crefl; of curled black Feathers with white Tips turn- 

 ing up fpirally as far as the Beginning of the Neck, which they can 

 ere^t or let fall at Pleafure. All the reft of the Bird is Black, excepting 

 the lower Part of the Belly about the Vent, which is white, with a Mark 

 of the fame Colour acrofs the Thigh ; the Legs and Feet are of a pale 

 ferrugineous Colour. 



The Head and Neck of the Hen were black ; the Tips of fome of 

 the Neck-Feathers white with a broad Stripe of white acrofs the middle 

 of the Creft; the Bill was cinereous; the Excrefcence on the Bafe yellow. 



The Breaft and lower Part of the Neck, Back, and Wino-s were of 

 a dusky brown, the middle of the Belly white; the Tips of fome of 

 the Feathers black; the Thighs and Parts about the Vent of a pale yel- 

 lowifh brown; the Tail black, with four Bars of white at equal Di- 

 fiances acrofs it ; the Legs and Feet cinereous. 



I took the Pourtray of this Bird at Mr. Berrisford\ at Chemhford in 

 EJ[ex: it was very tame and fociable, eating and drinking with any 

 Company, 



The Cock I had of a Man from the JVeJi-htdies, They are generally 

 brought from Carafow, from whence they take their Name. They are 

 called by the hidians^ Tecuecholi Mountain-Bird, or American Pheafant* 



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