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RUMPLESS COCK. 



Gallus ecaudatus, var. a. Temm. Gall, Ind. 663« 

 Gallus Persicus. Briss. Orn. I. '^JAy 5. 



Phasianus Gallus ecaudatus. Linn, Si/st. Nat. 1. 27 !• 7« — 

 Gmel, Si/st. Nat. 1. 738. — Raii. Syn. 51. a, 1. 3,— Lath. Ind, 

 Orn. 2. 627. 1. 



Le Coq sans croupion. Buff. Ois. 2, .122. — Temm. Pig, et Gall. 

 2. 171. 



Persian Fowl^ or Rumpkin. Will. Orn. 156. 6. pi. 26. 

 Rumpless, or Persian Cock. Lath. Gen. Syn. 4. 705. 1. 



This most singular species is distinguished by 

 not having even the rudiments of a tail or rump : 

 its head is adorned with an entire comb : the 

 cheeks, from behind the ears to the throat, are 

 naked: from the base of the lower mandible 

 depend two red fleshy wattles, as in the common 

 Cock : the feathers on the nape are long and nar- 

 row ; their webs are disunited and silky ; they are 

 marked with a longitudinal black spot, and are 

 bordered with yellow orange : immediately below 

 the naked part of the neck the feathers are violet, 

 with purple reflections : the rest of the under part 

 of the neck, the breast, and the belly, are of a fine 

 orange, the centre of each feather having a deep 

 brown longitudinal spqt : the back, the middle 

 and lesser wing-coverts are reddish orange : the 

 great feathers placed above the rump are curved, 

 and serve as a covering to that part ; they are of 

 a fine violet, with bronzed reflections, as are also 

 the secondary quills : the primaries are dull brown : 

 the tarsi are armed with strong and acute spurs^ 

 which, as well as the feet and the beak, are grey- 

 brown : the female is unknown in a wild state. 



