A History of Agriculture in India v1.c20.s2.4

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*Domestic fowl* (*Gallus gallus murghi*). The domestic fowl (*Gallus gallus murghi*) originated in India. Its ancestor, the red jungle fowl (Gallus gallus), is still found in northern India from Kashmir to Assam and in Madhya Pradesh, Bengal, Orissa, Visakhapatnam and parts of the Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh. It is also found in Burma, Thailand, Malaya, the extreme south of China, Sumatra and Java. It is commonly found in sal forests of the Himalayan tarai. The cock has beautiful plumage, tinged with bright red near the throat and the tail (Fig. 112). The hen is brown, shy and silent.