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This fowl, originally from Numidia and therefore erroneously called Indian hen, was a symbol of brotherly love in ancient times. When Meleager, king of Calydon, died, his sisters mourned him so deeply that Diana transformed them into guinea hens. The Numida meleagris, which is the domestic guinea hen, is still half wild, unfriendly and restless; it resembles the partridge both in its habits and in the flavor of its delicate flesh. Poor creatures, they are so pretty! They are usually