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The Guin-ea Fowl 
T HE strange thing about this fowl 
is that it has a bare head with 
no feathers, but has a bony 
crest or helmet. It is named for the 
country in Africa from which it comes. 
It is slate-colored, and covered all over 
with round white spots. Its cry is a 
very tiresome one, and sounds like 
“Come back! Come back!” When 
wild, they go in large flocks and are difficult to approach. They do not 
fly unless hard-pressed, but run along the ground at great speed. They 
are very quarrelsome and noisy birds. 
The Mi-nor-ca 
T HIS rooster is all black in his 
plumage, but the glossy sheen 
of his feathers gives a green 
tinge to them. Notice his large comb, 
which stands straight up and is a bright 
red. The lobes of his ears are white. 
His legs and toes are shiny black. He 
came from the island of Mi-nor-ca, off 
the coast of Spain, and is the very larg¬ 
est of the fowls from that part of the world. He carries his head high, 
and his tail somewhat spread out, so his general bearing is graceful and 
rather commanding. 
The Turkey 
W HAT bird is it which says, “Gobble, gobble!” and then on some 
holiday gets all “gobbled up” himself? It is the turkey. See 
him strut around over the grass, his tail, which he usually 
carries hanging down, raised and spread 
like a fan, and his head and neck drawn 
back. If he were near enough, you 
would find that the rolls of flesh in the 
place of his comb and down his neck 
and throat, were much larger than 
usual, and were either bright red or 
purple. He is an American bird. His 
call sounds like “Turk! Turk! Turk!” 
