520 



10. ABURRIA. 



lype. 



Aljurria, Reichenb. Nat. Si/st. V'iffcl, p. xxvi (1852) A. abuvri. 



Opetioptila, Sunder. Tentamcn, p. 118 (1872) A. aburri. 



Tail composed of 12 feathers. 



Pirst three primaries are deeply excised at the extremity and 

 the 4th less so. 



1st primary much shorter than the 2nd ; 4th equal to the 10th, 

 and the 6th slightly the longest. 



Fore part of the neck partially naked, with an elongate vermiform 

 wattle ; only a small naked space below the eye. 



Tarsus longer than the middle toe and claw. 



Range. Interior of the United States of Colombia, and Ecuador. 

 1. Aburria aburri. 



Penelope aburri, Less. Diet. Set. Nat. lix. p. 191 (1829) [Vicinity of 



Bogota, Valley of Cauca, and Mts. of Quindiu] ; id. Traite irOrn. 



p. 482 (1831) ; Gray, List of B. pt. iii, Gall. p. 19 (1844) ; id. List 



Gallince Brit. Mus. p. 9 (1867) ; id. Hand-l. B. ii. p. 251 (1870). 

 Aburria carunculata, Lteiclmih. Syst. Av. p. xxvi (1852) ; id. Tauhen, 



p. 141 (1862): Bonaj). C. R. xlii. p. 877 (1856) ; Sdat. P. Z. S. 



1857, p. 19 [Bogota], 1858, p. 76 [Rio Napo] ; Sclat. Sr Salvin, 



P. Z. 8. 1870, p. 531 [Interior U.S. Colombia]. 

 Penelope carunculata, Temm. MS., Sclat. ^ Salvin, P. Z. S. 1870, 



p. 531. 



Adult. "Whole of the plumage black glossed with dark green ; 

 fore part of the upper half of the neck mostly naked or thinly covered 

 with feathers, and with a naked elongate vermiform wattle situated 

 at the base. Total length 29 inches, wiug 14 to 14-5, tail 12, 

 tarsus 2-7, middle toe and claw 2-9. 



Young birds resemble the adult, but the plumage is browner and 

 less glossy ; the naked skin on the throat and elongate wattle well 

 developed. 



In the yoxngesf example fhe outer secondaries (which are feathers 

 of the first plumage) are brown, slightly glossed and mottled with 

 pale rufous towards the extremity ; and the outer primaries are much 

 less excised at the extremity. 



Hah. Same as that of the genus. 



a, h. Ad. sk. et st. U.S. of Colombia. Purchased. 



e. (S -d. sk. U.S. of Colombia. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



d. Imm. sk. Interior of U.S. of Colombia Salvin-Godman Coll. 



{Ti'iibner). 



e. Ad. sk. Antioquia, U.S.C. [T. K. Salvin-Godman Coll, 



Salmon). 



f. .Tuv. sk. Santa F^ de Bogota. Salvin-Godman Coll. 



g. h. Ad. sk. Chiguinda, Ecuador ( Villa- Salvin-Godman Coll. 



gomez). 



