1538 T. Elyot Meleagrides, byrdes, whiche we doo calle hennes of Genny.
1606 P. Holland tr. Suetonius 26/1 They are thought to be Hens of Guinny.
1734 A. Pope ii. ii. 20 Yet Hens of Guinea full as good I hold [as pheasant], Except you eat the feathers, green and gold.