A poor translation on
Gallus giganteus from Temminck's book "Histoire naturelle générale des pigeons et des gallinacés", 1813
https://openlibrary.org/books/OL6970419M/Histoire_naturelle_ge%CC%81ne%CC%81rale_des_pigeons_et_des_gallinace%CC%81sQuote:
I placed at the head of this kind the largest species which we shall have to speak; this bird who lives- in Te'tat of wild lives in the forests of the southern part of Ule of Sumatra; it "c is also widespread in the western part of the island of Java
So I'm wondering where the theories of
Gallus giganteus originating from Africa, Madagascar, Comoros Islands, etc came from & whether any solid research behind it?
The research papers I've read on Eastern Africa, Madagascar etc are suggesting origins of domestic chickens is mostly from S.E. Asia (eg Austronesian migration, etc), not the other way around as
Kermit suggests of origins for
Gallus giganteus from Comoros Islands, his theory they were taken TO S.E. Asia by the Austronesians. But if Kermit's theory is true, why is the malayoid (Oriental) type so predominant in Asia but not Africa? But then, never made sense that there would be a disjunct native
Gallus species around Madagascar, especially when there is no evidence of prehistoric
Gallus in East Africa/Madagascar either.
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P.s., considering my Modern Game bantams are excellent flyers, I find most of these arguments regarding flyer (bankiva)/ runner (malayoid) trait correlations not based on factual evidence (when regarding shape, height/leg length, wing size & carriage, hard-feather, etc). Weight/size, yes.