Artist François-Nicolas Martinet (1739–1797)  
Description
Gallus ferrugineus
Date 1700-1880
Source/Photographer Buffon II p. 178 pl. 49
Old Latin name Gallus ferrugineus
New Latin name Gallus gallus
Common name Nederlands: Bankivahoen
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gallus_ferrugineus_-_1700-1880_-_Print_-_Iconographia_Zoologica_-_Special_Collections_University_of_Amsterdam_-_UBA01_IZ17000280.tif
The red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) is a tropical member of the family Phasianidae. It is the primary progenitor of the domestic chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus). The red junglefowl was first domesticated at least five thousand years ago in Asia. Since then it has spread around the world, and the domestic form is kept globally as a very productive food source of both meat and eggs. |
