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A child in a barn with animals.

Barn

A child in a barn with animals.

An illustration of two hens walking through a field.

Two Hens

An illustration of two hens walking through a field.

Jungle-fowl is a general name given to the members of the genus Gallus. The red jungle-fowl, G. jerrugineus, is the origin of the domesticated breeds of poultry. It inhabits India, Farther India, Sumatra, the Philippines, Celebes, and Timor, and strongly resembles the 'black-breasted game' variety of domesticated birds, with its fine orange or purplish-red upper surface, and greenish-black wings, tail, and under surface. Though excessively pugnacious in the wild state, polygamy is stated to be then rare. Three other species of jungle-fowl are known: the gray jungle-fowl of S. Central, and W. India (G. Sonnerati), G. Lafayettii of Ceylon, and G. varius of Java, Lombok, and Flores; but all these are stated to be sterile when mated with the common fowl.

Jungle-fowl

Jungle-fowl is a general name given to the members of the genus Gallus. The red jungle-fowl, G. jerrugineus,…

Scene from "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils."

Nils

Scene from "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils."

Scene from "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils."

Nils

Scene from "The Wonderful Adventures of Nils."

The male of the domestic fowl.

Rooster

The male of the domestic fowl.