222 AI.LENS NATURALISTS LIBRARY. 



claw, 2 "3. As already noted, this species is peculiar in having 

 the chin and throat more or less covered with feathers, in which 

 respect it is approached by some examples of the nearly allied 

 P. sdaieri and P. argyrotis. 



Range. — South America; Venezuela, United States of Colom- 

 bia, and Ecuador. 



III. SCLATER's PENELOPE. PENELOPE SCLATERI. 



Petielope sdateri^ G. R. Gray, P, Z. S. i860, p. 270; Ogilvie- 

 Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 493 (1S93). 

 Adult. — Differs chiefly from P. nwntagjiii in having the 

 feathers of the chest and breast margined with whitish o}i the 

 sides on.y ; the eyebrow-stripes and feathers on the cheeks 

 whiter and more marked ; and the rump browner. In most ex- 

 amples the chin and upper part of the throat are almost naked, 

 but in some these parts are partially feathered. Total length, 

 22 inches; wing, 9*5-io'2*; tail, 9-4; tarsus, 2*4; middle toe 

 and claw, 2 '3. 



Range. — South America ; Peru and Bolivia. 



HaT3its. — Dr. J. Stolzmann found this species particularly 

 common in Northern Peru and to the west of the Maranon. It 

 is rarely met with above 7,500 feet, but at Tamiapampa it was 

 very common at 9,000, and appeared to be found right up to 

 the limits of forest growth. It is more noisy than iht Aburria 

 {Aburria alnirri), and, when flying, gives vent to a sound like 

 "Klou-klou-klou," much like that made by Turkeys, and it is pro- 

 bably from this cause that it derives it local name of " Calaluja " 

 in the provinces of Chota and Jaen. In the department of 

 Cajamarca it is said to nest at the same time as the Aburria^ 

 that is in the months of December and January. As a rule it 

 is not a very shy bird, and easily obtained. 



* No examples in which the sex has been ascertained have been ex- 

 amined. Possibly the smaller birds, \vith a winij measuring 9*5 inches, 

 are females. 



