Wares in ceremate sitae, laterales, cartilaglne semi-
divisae.
Caput derlumatum, rarius plumatgm, vertice aut cornu,
calloso , aut crista niunito.
Pedes tetradactyii, mediocres, mutici.
Cauda brevis deflexa, rcctricibus 14, aut 16.
4 breves, remigibus tribus exterioribus fastigiatis
quartg longissima brevioribus,
M E L E A G R I S . N. C o r p o r e su p r a e t s u b t u s ,
g r i s e o - c a e r u l e s c e n t e , g u t t i s a lb i s c o n s p e r s a ; capi te,
e t c o l l o s u p e r io r e n u d i s , g r i s e o - c a e r u l e i s ; tubere
ç o n i c o . a p l c e re f lexo in v e r t i c e ; m em b r a n a la ta ad
r ie t um g em m a . * £ ■-
• N u m i d a m e l e a g r i s. L a t h . Ind. Orn. v. 2 ,
p. 6 2 1 . — L in n . Syst. 1 2 , p. 273, — Mas.
Adolph. Fr. 2, p. 2 7 . ~~ Gmel. Syst. t , p. 744,
sp. I. — S c o p . Ann. v. 1 , » • . 165. — B o r ow s k .
Wat. V. 2 , p. 18 2 , t. 20. — Hasselq It.p. 2 7 4 .
— Id. vjy. p. 274. 42. — S ch a e f . El. Grn.
t 46. — Rom. Orn v. 1 . <$9. t. 10. — I r i s s .
Orn. v. I , p. 176 , t . 18 . — Jd. 8 v o , v. 1 ,
P■ 49- Klein Ay p. i n , sp. 2, — Id. Stem,
p • 25» t. 26, f, I, a e t b. Id,. Ov,. p. 2 2 ,
*3> /« 5 e t 6.
G a l lus et g a l l i n a g o i x e e n s i s . Raid;
Sy». p . 52. sp. 8. — Id. p. 182. sp. 17. —.
WiU. p. 115» t. 26 et 27. —- Spor. degli. ucc.
v 2, pi. 230.
L a P e i n t a p b . Buff. Ois. v . 2, p. 163. t. 4/
Id. pi» enl, :c8 — Id. edit, de Sonn, v, 5,
$. 27°» “ f Boûüt Tafr% Encyc. Orn. p, 191, pu
'8?, ƒ. 1. — Gmel. Trad. Franc, v. 2, ß. 42m
•— Voy. en Barbarie. v. I, p. 268. — 27»«.
Wouy. p. 27, t. 2, »0. 4.
PoULE DE GUINEE, Belon. Ois. p. '240.)
P e i nt a d e m ^l ^ a g r i d e . Temm. Pig. et
Gall. V. .2, p. 431, pl. anat. 1. ƒ. 4 et 5.
(3 ü in e P i n t a d o . Sloan,4 Jam. p. 303 ■—
Brown, yam. p. 470. — Lath. Syn. v. 4, p.
C85. - Id. Supp, p. 204.
D as g e m e i n e P e k l h d h x . Beeilst, Naturg.
Beutscpl. v. 3, p. 1142. — Frisch. Fog. t.126.
Habit in Africa,, Guinea: in Europa frequens in
ornithone. — Long 20 pollices. Pennae colli a
tergo reversae sunt; parunculis marls eaerulescen-
tibus feminae rubescentibus; rostro ex rubescente
corneo; gedibus ex fusco rubris.
V a r. a. N. Corpore toto albido, maculis rotunda-
tis albis.
N u m i d a m e l e Xgri s Ca n d i d a . 'Stör. de-
| gli. ucc. v, 2, t. 231. — Bechst. Xaturg.
Deutschi. v. 3, ß, 1147. n’t. 3. — Temm. Pig.
et Gail, v. 2, p. 433.
V a r . b. N. Ab aliis distinguitur, pectore albo,
Nu m i d a m e l e a g r i s p e c t o r e a l b o .
B$ss. Orn. v. r, p. 181. var. a. — Id. Svo,
V. t t p. 50. —- Bechst. Naturg. Deutschi. y. 2,
ß. 1147. 2* “ Temm. Pig. et Gail. y. 2,
Whi t e b r r e s t e d p i n t a d o . Lath. Syt.
y. 4, p. 687. — Brown, yarn. p. 470. — Alb.
ffirds, y. 2, t. gj.