• (n.) See Alectryomancy.
A·lec'to·ro·man`cy noun See Alectryomancy . 
alectoromancy Divination by the observation of a rooster eating corn scattered on letters; crowing, etc. In Africa, a black hen or a gamecock is used. An African diviner sprinkles grain on the ground and when the bird has finished eating, the seer interprets the designs or patterns left on the ground. This type of divination has been attributed to ...