PENELOPE.—PENELOPINA. 977 
2. Penelope cristata. 
Meleagris cristata, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 269°. 
Penelope cristata; Gmel. Syst. Nat. i. 2, p. 7837; Salv. Ibis, 1869, p. 317°; Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 
1870, p. 525*; Nutting, Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. v. p. 409°; vi. p. 408°; Zeledon, An. Mus. 
Nac. Costa Rica, 1887, p. 1287; Richm. Pr. U. S. Nat. Mus. xvi. p- 523°; Grant, Cat. 
Birds Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 498°; Handb. Game-Birds, ii. p. 226°; Underwood, Ibis, 1896, 
p. 448"; Bangs, Auk, xviii. p. 35”. 
Penelope purpurascens, Lawr. (nec Wag).), Ann. Lye. N. Y. viii. p.12*; ix. p. 189"; y. Frantz. 
J. f. Orn. 1869, p. 872°; Boucard, P. Z. S. 1878, p. 42°. 
Supra olivacea, wneo-viridi adumbrata; pileo et criste plumis saturate brunneis concoloribus ; interscapulii 
plumis vix albo marginatis ; dorso postico et uropygio sordide castaneis, vix viridi adumbratis ; pectore 
sordide olivaceo, plumis singulis lateraliter albo marginatis ; abdomine castaneo. Long. tota circa 34-0, 
alee 14-5, caude 14-0, tarsi 3°3. (Descr. maris adulti ex Panama. Mus. nostr.) 
2 mari similis, sed minor; ala 13-0. (Descr. feminz adultz ex San Emilio, N icaragua. Mus. nostr.) 
Hab. Nicaraava, Los Saébalos, Rio San Juan del Norte (Nutting *), Rio Escondido 
(Lichmond ®), San Carlos (Boucard 16); Costa Rica (v. Frantzius 15), Valza 34, 
Barranca “, Angostura 4 (Carmiol), La Palma (Nutting®, Zeledon ® 12), Jiménez, 
Naranjo de Cartago (Zeledon ), Volcan de Irazu (Boucard 4), Miravalles (Under- 
wood !); Panama®!!, Divala (Brown !2), Lion Hill Station (MU Leannan °),— 
Coromsia ® ; Ecuapor 9. 
This species is easily recognized by its uniform dark brown head and crest and by 
the chestnut abdomen. In Central America P. cristata ranges from Nicaragua to 
Panama, and extends as far south as Ecuador. 
Von Frantzius says that in Costa Rica it is known as the “ Pava,” and is often kept 
in a domestic state. It prefers the thickest parts of the forest, perching in large 
numbers on the trees. The Crested Guan is an easy bird to shoot, and, like its allies, 
is much sought after on account of its delicate flesh. 
Mr. Richmond found the species common on the Escondido River in Nicaragua, 
frequenting the loftiest trees. He says that it is much sought after by the natives, who 
call it “Qualm.” ‘The hunter is guided to the spot frequented by the birds by the low 
prolonged cry they utter when feeding, and without this clue it would be impossible to 
discover their whereabouts. | 
PENELOPINA. 
Penelopina, Reichenb. Tauben, p. 152 (1862); Grant, Cat. Birds Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 502 
(1898). 
In this genus the plumage of the sexes is different in colour, and the male alone has 
the bare throat ornamented with a large wattle. 
Penelopina is confined to Central America, and only a single species is known. ' 
1. Penelopina nigra. 
Penelope niger, Fraser, P. Z. S. 1850, p. 246, t. 29°; Salv. Ibis, 1860, p. 194°. 
Penelope nigra, Scl. & Salv. Ibis, 1859, p. 224°; Salv. P. Z. S. 1867, p. 160+. 
