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wards. In the richness of its bird-life the Neotropical surpasses 

 all the other regions of the world. 



Here are found the Ostrich-like Rheas and Tinamous, the 

 curious Game-birds known as the Guans and Currassows, and 

 the Hoatzin, the aberrant Goose-like birds known as the 

 Screamers (yPalai)icdca and Chautia), and those aberrant Cranes 

 {Psophimxxd Aramiis), the Seriemas and the Sun- bittern {Eiiry- 



111. 17. — The Rufous Tinamou [Rhynclwtns nifcscens) 



PyS'^)- Among the Plover-like birds we find the Seed-snipe 

 {Thinocorys) and Chionis. A host of peculiar Parrots, Cuckoos 

 and Kingfishers occur here, and to these must be added Jaca- 

 mars and Puff-birds, Toucans, Motmots, and a vast number of 

 primitive Passerine types, such as the Manakins {Pipridce), 

 Chatterers {Cotaigidcs), Plant-cutters {Phytoioinidcr), Wood- 

 hewers {DetidrocolaptidcE), Ant-birds {Formicariida;), Ant-wrens 

 {CamopophagidcE) and Tapacolas {^Ptej'optochidce). 



But besides the foregoing we have the primitive Passerine 

 Tyrant-birds {Tyrannidce), the Humming-birds and the "New 

 World " Vultures (p. 454), which occur also in the Nearctic 

 Region, and a number of other peculiar types which are found 



