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’The QjJ AN or G u A N, y2> called in the Weft Indies. 
T his Bird is a little bigger than a common Hen^ near the Bigneis 
of the larger Kind of Poultry ; for Shape of Body, it pretty 
nearly refembles a Turkey^ to which I take it to be near of Kin ; the 
Bill ftraight, longer than a Hens Bill, bending down a little at the 
Point, of a black Colour ; the Noftrils placed pretty near the Head ; 
the Sides of the Head are of a Blue-purple-colour’d Skin, bare of Fea- 
thers ; in the middle of thefe bare Spaces are placed the Eyes, whofe 
Irides are of a dark, dirty Orange-colour ; under the Chin, and a little 
way down the Neck, there hangs a loole Skin, of a fine red Colour, 
thinly fet with black Hairs; the Top of the Head is cover’d with black 
Feathers, which it can eredl into a Creft ; fome have little or no Appear- 
ance of a Creft, I fuppofe they are Hens ; the whole Body, downward from 
the Head, is cover’d with black Feathers, or very dark, nifty Brown ; the 
fore-part of the Neck, Breaft, and Belly, have white Spots and Dafties 
tending downward, intermixed with the dark Colour ; the Coverts of the 
Wings have fomething of a green and purple Glofs, the Quills more 
inclining to Purple ; the Back and Rump reflect a Copper-colour’d Glofs ; 
but all thefe Glofles change to different Colours in different Pofitions of 
Light ; yet in a bad Light, the Bird feems to be only of a rufty Black, 
having no Luftre at all; the Thighs and lower Belly are of a rufty Black, 
having no Glofs ; the Tail is pretty long, fhaped like a Tui'^keys Tail, 
of a dull Black ; the Legs and Feet are of a bright Red ; it hath four 
Toes ftanding after the ufual manner : I could fee no Spurs it had ; the 
three forward Toes are join’d together a little way by a Membrane; the 
Claws are black. 
I faw one of thefe Birds at Captain Chandler^ at Stepney^ who brought 
it with him from fome one of the Sugar Iflands in the tVeJl Indiesy I have 
forgot diredly which ; but I fuppofe it may be found in moft of them. 
The Brajilian yacupema of Margi^avSy I believe, is the feme with this 
Bird, tho’ his Defeription differs fomething from mine. 
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