[333] DE GALLINA INDICA

Cap. XI.

CHAPTER XI

THE INDIAN HEN

Gallinam hanc quoque Indicam appellant; colore tamen, et corporis habitu a superiori Gallo dissimilem, similem vero in eo, quod capite etiam est cirrato. Color totius fere corporis subfuscus. Rostrum, quam in iam dicto Gallo crassius, in medio tuberosum, albicans, nigris maculis insignitum. Oculi nigri, iris crocea. Coxae ex ferrugineo lutescunt. Tibiae, et pedes lutei. Cauda caret, et uropygium, quod in Gallo superiori plumis operitur, nudum plane simiae instar obtinet. Apparet autem esse eiusdem cum Gallo illo generis.

They call Indian also this hen; however in color and body look she is different from the previous rooster, but is similar to him since she also has a curly head. The color of almost the entire body is basically dark. The beak is stronger than in the aforesaid rooster, it shows on the center a protuberance, is whitish mottled of black. The eyes are black, the iris is saffron-colored. The thighs are rusty yellow. Legs and feet are yellow. She is lacking in tail, and shows the uropygial gland, which is covered by feathers in the previous rooster, and which is quite naked like that of a monkey. But it seems that she is belonging to the same species of that rooster.

Gallina Indica cum frumento saracenico.

Indian hen with buckwheat.

Female of Mexican Curassow - Crax rubra