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tarentaal S. Afr.|tærənˈtɑːl|
Also tarantal(l).
[a. Afrikaans.]
Either of two guineafowl of the family Numididæ, the crowned guineafowl, Numida meleagris, or the crested guineafowl, Guttera edouardi, both found in southern Africa.
[1822W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. I. xv. 364 The missionaries have a few domestic fowls..and Guinea hens or Pintadoes, which are called by the quaint name of Jan Tadentaal.] 1827T. Philipps Scenes & Occurrences in Albany 99 Ten guinea-fowl..called here, by the Hottentots, tarentalls. 1906W. L. Sclater Birds S. Afr. IV. 228 Crowned Guinea-fowl... ‘Tarantal’ of Dutch. 1948H. V. Morton In Search of S. Afr. ix. 282 We would walk over the veld watching the guinea-fowl, the tarentaal, pour away into the mealies. 1953U. Krige Dream & Desert vii. 187 Great Oupa, whose ear was so acute he could hear from the front stoep the call of a tarentaal against the ridge, slowly opened his eyes. 1958McLachlan & Liversidge Roberts' Birds of S. Afr. (rev. ed.) 100 Crowned Guinea-Fowl. Tarentaal. Numida meleagris..The only Guinea-fowl in our area with a casque on the head. |