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fimilar, the crimfon decreafing towards the tail, the ends of which
are dulky black: the legs are furnilhed with a blunt fpur behind.
Mrs. Wheeler informs me, that lhe has had both fexes alive in
her pofieffion ; and, had it not been for an accident on board the
fhip, lhould have brought the above-mentioned male to England.
This bird, when alive, had the faculty of dilating and lengthening
the flap on the throat, fo as almoft to hang over the breaft, much
in the fame manner as the Cock Turkey does the caruncles on the
neck and flap of the forehead, at which time the colours were
greatly heightened, appearing of a beautiful deep blue, barred
acrofs with crimfon.
Thefe birds are by no means common, though not unfrequent
in paintings done in India; and are particularly well figured in
thofe of Mr. Middleton and Lady Impey. Sir Elijah informs me,
that it is known in India by two names, the one Singhee Moory, or
Marbled Fowlj the other, Moory Manmoor ei, or Bright Fowl.
GUINEA P.
G e n u s X L 1X . P I N T A D O .
Guinea Pintado, Gen. Syn. iv. p. HaJJHq. Vey. Eng. ed. p. 202. N° 42.
T''» R. Sparrman* informs us, that it is common in the neigh-
bourhood of the Cape of Good Hope, having found them in
flocks in the road from Zee-cow River to Sunday River; and that
they were very fny, flying low and ftrait forwards, like the Partridge,
and that they refted on trees of nights, in large companies!
infomuch that Dr. Sparrman on^e killed fix of them at one
{hot, befxdes feveral others wounded.
Vi%. vol. ii. p. 19»
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G e n u s L . C U R A S S O W .
N° j . Cumana C. N° 7. Galeated C.
6. Piping C.
Crax cumanenfis, Jacq. Vug. N° 19. p. 25. t. 10. CUMANA C
C I Z E of a hen Turkey. Bill dufky : general colour o f the plu- D e s c r i p t i o n .
mage black : the feathers of the crown white and long, forming
a creit, which hangs down behind : the breaft marked with
{pots of white : legs red : claws black.
Inhabits the neighbourhood o f the river Oronooko, in South Piacr.
America; particularly Cumana.
Crax pipile, Jacq. Vog. N° 20. p. 26. t. 21. 6.
PIPING C.
r p H I S bird, in fize and general colour of the plumage, is not D e s c r i p t i o n .
A unlike the laft. The cere, orbits, and top o f the head, are
white, but the head not crefted : beneath the throat a wattle o f a
deep blue colour : the back is of a red brown, fpotted with black:
on the greater wing coverts a great mixture o f white : the belly
is black : the legs red.
This is found in the fame places as the laft, of which it may, P l a c e .
on our more familiar acquaintance, prove a variety or fexual difference.
It has a low piping kind of voice.
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