PLATE CCXXXVIIl. 



NuMiDA Mrleagris nigra maculis rotundatis albis, remigibus 



extus albo tranfverfim ftriatis^ veitice corneo. 



Lath. Ind. Oru. Q%\. I. 

 Gallus et Gallina guineenfis. Rali Sj/n. p. 52. 8. — Id. p. 182. 17. 



—JVilL p. 1 15. t. 26, 27. 

 Peintade. Buf. ii, p. 163. 4.— PL Eni. 108. 

 Guinea Pintado. JViil. (Jngl.J p. 162. 



Lath. Gen. Syn. iv. p. 685. 1.— Id, Sup.j). 204. 



Thefe birds, originally from Africa, are now naturalized, and be- 

 come abundant throughout civilized Europe : and in America, as well 

 as the adjacent iflands. It is highly prolific^ and the flefti, that of the 

 younger birds efpecially, in much elleem. 



The ordinary fize of this bird exceeds that of the common Cock, 

 the length twenty-three inches : the female is diftinguiflied from the 

 male by having the wattles of a fmaller fize, and of a red colour;, 

 while in the male they incline to blue. 



The female lays a number of eggs in the feafon : they are fmaller 

 than that of a hen, and of a more rounded form, the colour reddilh 

 white obfcurely freckled with darker, and may be hatched under the 

 Common Hen. It is obferved of thefe bifds, by Dr. Latham, that 

 they are fond of having a large range, but if there is much flicker, 

 the hen will often fecrete a neft and appear on a fudden with more 

 than twenty young ones at her heels." And he further remarks, that 

 ^' the fpecies is very clamorous the day through, having a creaking 



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