Guineafowl

Gueinafoul - This bird, //(Numida melegris)//, was only rarely seen wild in Lower Egypt. It became domesticated, but the Egyptians generally preferred to keep the more amenable waterfowl. [[|3]] In classical times it had spread to Greece. [[|2]] Another kind of guinea fowl, //Numida ptilorhynca// was endemic in eastern Africa

The Birds of Ancient Egypt