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THE BANKIVA COCK. 
There is another bird, of which we have seen three 
or four specimens, very closely allied to this, but cer- 
tainly distinct. The specimens alluded to were all 
from the continent of India. In size they were ra- 
ther larger than what we consider the true G. ban- 
kiva. The following is a description of one of 
them : — 
Comb large, dentated upon its frontal margin, an 
oval lengthened wattle at the base of each lower man- 
dible, the cheeks, throat, base, and fore part of the 
neck terminating in a point bare of feathers. Crown 
of the head surrounding the comb yellowish-brown, 
changing into golden ochraceous-yellow, the colour 
of the exterior margin of the hackles, and most pre- 
dominating. These cover the whole back and sides 
of the neck. Each hackle has a black centre, and 
is rather abruptly as it were worn off at the tip. The 
fore part of the neck is of a steel-blue surrounding 
the naked skin, the feathers rounded and solid. Un- 
der this the breast, belly, and lower part of the back 
is covered with hackles of a clear reddish-yellow on 
the outer margins, the centres of a chestnut-brown, 
having the same form at the tip with those of the 
neck, and becoming broader as they reach the lower 
part of the body. On the shoulders the margins of 
the small feathers are of a pale golden-yellow, the 
centres chestnut-brown, edged on each side with 
black. As they approach the long hanging secon- 
daries the margins become darker, and the centres 
only chestnut, nearly similar to those on the breast. 
