{37) 

 The red Peruvian Hen, 



Numb. XL. 



THIS Bird is of the Bignefs and Shape of the Carafow 

 Hen J its Bill, fides of its Face and upper part of its 

 Neck were of a dark aih Colour 5 the Pupil of the Eyes 

 black, the Irides red j round the top of the Head was a 

 Creft of white Feathers with black Tips ; the lower part of 

 the Neck and the whole Body were red, the Legs and Feet 

 are black. This Name is impofed on it for want of know- 

 ing its real Name ; It was kept at Richmond Palace, when 

 Her late Majefly was Princefs of Waks^ amongft her Col- 

 lection of Rarities of this kind 5 I drew it from the Bird, 

 but could not meet with any one that could give me a par- 

 ticular account of it, excepting in the Colour; it is pretty 

 much like the Carafow Hen^ and feems to be of the fame 

 Species with that Fowl : The difagreement that is between 

 them in the Colours may be perhaps owing from the diffe- 

 rent Places they are brought from, or fuch difference as is 

 common amongft tame Fowls. 



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