#gallinaceous_bird__gallinaceon  heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
  supertype:  bird  warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
  part:  comb.crest
  member of:  order_Galliformes
  subtype:  domestic_fowl__fowl__poultry  a domesticated gallinaceous bird though to be descended from the red jungle fowl
     subtype:  Dorking  an English breed of large domestic fowl having five toes (the hind toe doubled)
     subtype:  Plymouth_Rock  an American breed of domestic fowl
     subtype:  Cornish  English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters
     subtype:  Rock_Cornish  small plump hybrid developed by crossbreeding Plymouth Rock and Cornish fowl
     subtype:  game_fowl  any of several breeds reared for cock-fighting
     subtype:  cochin_china__cochin  Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs
     subtype:  chicken__Gallus_gallus  a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
        subtype:  bantam  any of various small breeds
        subtype:  chick__biddy  young bird especially of domestic fowl
        subtype:  rooster__cock  adult male chicken
           subtype:  cockerel  a young domestic cock; not older than one year
        subtype:  capon  castrated male chicken
        subtype:  biddy__hen  adult female chicken
           subtype:  cackler  a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk
           subtype:  brood_hen__broodhen__broody__broody_hen__setting_hen__settinghen__sitter  a domestic hen ready to brood
           subtype:  layer.biddy  a hen that lays eggs
           subtype:  pullet  young hen usually less than a year old
        subtype:  spring_chicken  a young chicken having tender meat
        subtype:  Rhode_Island_red  American breed of heavy-bodied brownish-red general-purpose chicken
        subtype:  Dominique__Dominick  American breed of chicken having barred gray plumage raised for meat and brown eggs
        subtype:  Orpington  English breed of large white-skinned chickens
     subtype:  Meleagris_gallopavo__turkey  large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
        subtype:  turkey_cock__gobbler__tom__tomturkey  male turkey
     subtype:  guinea_fowl__guinea__Numida_meleagris  W African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world
        subtype:  guinea_hen  female guinea fowl
  subtype:  jungle_fowl__gallina  small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl
     subtype:  jungle_cock  male jungle fowl
     subtype:  jungle_hen  female jungle fowl
     subtype:  red_jungle_fowl__Gallus_gallus  SE Asian jungle fowl considered ancestral to domestic fowl
  subtype:  ocellated_turkey__ocellatedturkey__agriocharisocellata  wild turkey of Central and northern South America
  subtype:  game_bird  any bird hunted as game
     subtype:  grouse  popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
        subtype:  black_grouse__blackgrouse  grouse of which the male is bluish-black
           subtype:  European_black_grouse__heathfowl__Lyrurus_tetrix  large north European black grouse with a lyre-shaped tail
           subtype:  Asian_black_grouse__Lyrurus_mlokosiewiczi  of W. Asia
           subtype:  blackcock__black_cock__blackcock  male black grouse
           subtype:  grayhen__gray_hen__heath_hen  female black grouse
        subtype:  ptarmigan  large arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage
           subtype:  red_grouse__redgrouse__moorfowl__moorbird__moorgame__Lagopus_scoticus  reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain
              subtype:  moorhen  female red grouse
              subtype:  moorcock  male red grouse
        subtype:  capercaillie__capercailzie__horse_of_the_wood__Tetrao_urogallus  large black Old World grouse
        subtype:  spruce_grouse__Canachites_canadensis  North American grouse that feeds on evergreen buds and needles
        subtype:  sage_grouse__sage_hen__Centrocercus_urophasianus  large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America
        subtype:  ruffed_grouse__partridge__Bonasa_umbellus  valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
        subtype:  sharp-tailed_grouse__sprigtail__pedioecetesphasianellu  large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America
        subtype:  prairie_chicken__prairiechicken__prairie_grouse__prairiegrouse__prairie_fowl__prairiefowl  brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies
           subtype:  greater_prairie_chicken__Tympanuchus_cupido  the most common variety of prairie chicken
           subtype:  lesser_prairie_chicken__Tympanuchus_pallidicinctus  a smaller prairie chicken of Western Texas
           subtype:  heath_hen__Tympanuchus_cupido_cupido  extinct prairie chicken
     subtype:  phasianid  a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae
        subtype:  pheasant  large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere
           subtype:  ring-necked_pheasant__Phasianus_colchicus  common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring
           subtype:  afropavo__Congo_peafowl__Afropavo_congensis  both sexes are brightly colored
           subtype:  argus_pheasant__arguspheasant__argus__argu  large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant
           subtype:  golden_pheasant__Chrysolophus_pictus  brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia
           subtype:  monal__monaul  brilliantly colored south Asian pheasant
           subtype:  peafowl__bird_of_Juno  very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird
              subtype:  peachick  a young peafowl
              subtype:  peacock  male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots
              subtype:  peahen  female peafowl
              subtype:  blue_peafowl__Pavo_cristatus  peafowl of India and Ceylon
              subtype:  green_peafowl__greenpeafowl__Pavo_muticus  peafowl of southeast Asia
           subtype:  tragopan  brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head
        subtype:  quail  small gallinaceous game birds
           subtype:  bobwhite_quail__bobwhite__partridge  a popular North American game bird; named for its call
              subtype:  northern_bobwhite__Colinus_virginianus  a favorite game bird of eastern and central United States
           subtype:  Old_World_quail  small game bird with a rounded body and small tail
              subtype:  migratory_quail__migratoryquail__Coturnix_coturnix__Coturnix_communis  the typical Old World quail
           subtype:  California_quail__Lofortyx_californicus  plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon
        subtype:  partridge  small Old World gallinaceous game birds
           subtype:  Hungarian_partridge__gray_partridge__Perdix_perdix  common European partridge
           subtype:  red-legged_partridge__Alectoris_ruffa  common western European partridge with red legs
           subtype:  Greek_partridge__rock_partridge__Alectoris_graeca  of mountainous areas of southern Europe
           subtype:  mountain_quail__mountain_partridge__Oreortyx_picta_palmeri  California partridge; slightly larger than the California quail
     subtype:  tinamou__partridge  heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
  subtype:  guan  any of several large turkey-like game birds of the family Cracidae; native to jungles of tropical America; resembling the curassows and valued as food
     subtype:  piping_guan  a kind of guan
  subtype:  curassow  large crested arboreal game bird of warm parts of the Americas having long legs and tails; highly esteemed as game and food
  subtype:  chachalaca  slender arboreal guan resembling a wild turkey; native to Central America and Mexico; highly regarded as game birds
     subtype:  Texas_chachalaca__Ortilis_vetula_macalli  of Mexico and Texas
  subtype:  megapode__moundbird__mound_builder__moundbuilder__scrub_fowl__scrubfowl  large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs
     subtype:  mallee_fowl__leipoa__lowan__Leipoa_ocellata  Australian moundbird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds
        subtype:  mallee_hen  adult female mallee fowl
     subtype:  brush_turkey__brushturkey__Alectura_lathami  black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea
     subtype:  Macrocephalon_maleo__maleo  Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches
  subtype:  hoatzin__hoactzin__stinkbird__Opisthocomus_hoazin  crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings
  subtype:  columbiform_bird__columbiformbird  cosmopolitan order of land birds having small heads and short legs with four unwebbed toes
     subtype:  Raphus_cucullatus__dodo  extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons
     subtype:  Pezophaps_solitaria__solitaire  extinct flightless bird related to the dodo
     subtype:  pigeon  wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
        subtype:  pouter_pigeon__pouter  one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out
        subtype:  dove  any of numerous small pigeons
           subtype:  turtledove  any of several Old World wild doves
              subtype:  Streptopelia_turtur  the common European wild dove noted for its plaintive cooing
              subtype:  ringdove__Streptopelia_risoria  grayish Old World turtledove with a black band around the neck; often caged
           subtype:  Australian_turtledove__turtledove__Stictopelia_cuneata  small Australian dove
           subtype:  mourning_dove__Zenaidura_macroura  wild dove of the United States having a mournful call
        subtype:  rock_dove__rock_pigeon__Columba_livia  pale gray Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended
        subtype:  band-tailed_pigeon__band-tail_pigeon__bandtail__Columba_fasciata  wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon
        subtype:  wood_pigeon__ringdove__cushat__Columba_palumbus  Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck
        subtype:  domestic_pigeon  domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food
           subtype:  fairy_swallow__fairyswallow  fancy domestic pigeon having blue-and-white plumage and heavily muffed feet
           subtype:  tumbler_pigeon__tumblerpigeon__roller__tumbler  pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground
           subtype:  homing_pigeon__homer  pigeon trained to return home
              subtype:  carrier_pigeon__carrierpigeon  a homing pigeon used to carry messages
        subtype:  squab  an unfledged pigeon
        subtype:  passenger_pigeon__passengerpigeon__Ectopistes_migratorius  gregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct
     subtype:  sandgrouse__sand_grouse  pigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young
        subtype:  painted_sandgrouse__paintedsandgrouse__Pterocles_indicus  sandgrouse of India
        subtype:  pin-tailed_sandgrouse__pin-tailed_grouse__Pterocles_alchata  sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathers
        subtype:  pallas's_sandgrouse__Syrrhaptes_paradoxus  Eurasiatic sandgrouse with a black patch on the belly

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