in ornithology, a genus belonging to the order of galline. The bill is contracted in the middle by two transverse rugæ; each mandible is inflected at the point; and the face is bare behind the eyes. The body is blackish and cloudy; the tail is very short; and the upper part of the bill is red. It is a native of India, and is incapable of flying, because the wings are not furnished with feathers sufficient for that purpose.