NUMIDA. PINTADO. 



Generic Character, 



Nostrum crassiusculum, for- 

 nicatum, basi membrana 

 verrucosa tectum ; mandi- 

 bula inferiore basi paleariis 

 carunculatis, pendulis ob- 

 ducta. 



Nares in ceromate sitae, la- 



terales, cartilagine semi- 

 > di visas. 

 Caput nudum, vertice aut 



cornu calloso, aut crista 



munitum. 

 Pedes tetradactyli ; mutici. 

 Cauda brevis, deflexa; rec- 



tricibus quatuordecim aut 



sedecem. 



NuMiDA. Auctorum. 

 Meleagris. Antiquorum. 



Beah thickened, arched, its 

 base covered with a warted 

 membrane; the under man- 

 dible at the base with a ca- 

 runculated pendulous wat- 

 tle. 



Nostrils situated in the cere, 



lateral, and half divided by 



cartilage. 

 Head naked, the crown with 



a callous horn, or strong 



crest. 



Feet four-toed, smooth. 



Tail short, bent down, con- 

 sisting of fourteen or six- 

 teen feathers. 



All the known species of this genus are natives 

 of Africa and its adjoining islands : their manners 

 are similar to those of the domestic poultry : they 

 feed on worms, insects, and seeds, and live in 

 society. 



Temminck mentions a bird of this genus allied 

 V. XI. p. I. 17 



