Galliformes stamp catalogue

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The gallinaceous birds include all species of the order Galliformes. These are the large-footed fowl, the scako fowl and hokkos, the guinea fowl, the American quail and the pheasants. The best-known gallinaceous bird is of course the chicken, More

The gallinaceous birds include all species of the order Galliformes. The following 5 families belong to this: the Megapodidae (large-footed fowl), the Cracidae (caco fowl and hokkos), the Numididae (guinea fowl), the Odontophoridae (American quail) and the largest family, the Phasianidae (pheasants). A number of species kept by humans belong to the order. The best known is of course the chicken, the domesticated form of the red jungle fowl, also called the red jungle fowl. Other species kept are the turkey, guinea fowl and the quail. The consumption of gallinaceous birds continues, because these species are (were) hunted a lot, including the pheasant and the partridge. Many species are also kept as ornamental birds, such as the peacock and species of pheasants.

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Great Argus (1894)