Guinea-fowl

Guinea-fowl (Numididae), bustards (Otididae), hornbills (Bucerotidae) and francolins Francolinus sp. are found throughout the park, and raptors such as vultures (Accipitridae), fish eagle Haliaeetus vocifer, martial eagle Polemaetus bellicosus, and Gobar goshawk Melieraz gabar are also common.

'W' National Park, Niger 2009

Francolins and Guinea-fowl abound along the banks; and on every dead tree and piece of rock may be seen one or two species of the web-footed ‘Plotus’, darter, or snake-bird.

Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa 2004

Guinea-fowl abounded, but no grain could be purchased, for the people had cultivated only the holmes along the banks with maize and pumpkins.

A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries 2004

Some stars are already netted in the branches of the pines; the Guinea-fowl are silent.

The Inn of Tranquillity: Studies and Essays 2004

Nothing can be more lovely than this late autumn day, so still, save for the droning of the thresher and the constant tinny chuckle of the grey, thin-headed Guinea-fowl, driven by this business away from their usual haunts.

The Inn of Tranquillity: Studies and Essays 2004

Bakalahari were found near them, and great numbers of pallahs, springbucks, Guinea-fowl, and small monkeys.

Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa 2004

"Guinea-fowl," Faro grunted, straightening from his examination of the ruined beds.

If I Pay Thee Not In Gold Lackey, Mercedes 1993

"Guinea-fowl rose before them, groves of tamarisk, ringing to the voice of the bell-bird, flanked every open glade, and the fractured branches of the nobletrees gave proof of the presence of the most ponderous of the mammalia."

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 55, No. 341, March, 1844 Various

_Guinea-fowl_ are judged like poultry, but require hanging for some time.

The Story of Crisco Marion Harris Neil

Mentally consigning the old Guinea-fowl to the keeping of the infernal deities, I walked towards the house.

Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 348 Various