jungle fowl
or jun·gle·fowl
any of several gallinaceous birds of the genus Gallus, found in India, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia: G. gallus(red jungle fowl ) is believed to be the primary ancestor of the domestic chicken.
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It all began, the consensus seems to be, with the red jungle fowl.
The History of the Chicken: How This Humble Bird Saved Humanity | William O’Connor | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn the sal forests the young jungle-fowl have now mostly hatched out and are following the old hens, or feeding independently.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas DewarBut, brothers, he brought not so much as a jungle-fowl home for more than a week, and I was fain to know what the sahib hunted.
The Taming of the Jungle | Dr. C. W. DoyleWe found the jungle fowl wild and hard to kill even where they were seldom hunted.
Camps and Trails in China | Roy Chapman Andrews and Yvette Borup AndrewsWe were at the Nam-ting camp at the beginning of the mating season for the jungle fowl.
Camps and Trails in China | Roy Chapman Andrews and Yvette Borup Andrews
jungle fowl were abundant and pigeons exceedingly so, but we saw no ducks along the river and only two cormorants.
Camps and Trails in China | Roy Chapman Andrews and Yvette Borup Andrews
British Dictionary definitions for jungle fowl
any small gallinaceous bird of the genus Gallus, of S and SE Asia, the males of which have an arched tail and a combed and wattled head: family Phasianidae (pheasants). G. gallus (red jungle fowl) is thought to be the ancestor of the domestic fowl
Australian any of several megapodes, esp Megapodius freycinet
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