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guinea fowl
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guinea fowl
Numida meleagris, the domesticated guinea fowl; there are a number of wild species, all in the bird family Numidinae. Pearly green plumage, long, shapely neck, featherless head and neck except where the head has either a crest of feathers or a bony casque, and a characteristic raucous call.
guinea fowl feather louse
Goniodes numidae (guinea fowl feather louse), Lipeurus numidae (slender guinea fowl louse).
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