236 Allen's naturalist's library. 



Nest. — Built of sticks and placed in a low tree. 

 Eggs. — Four in number, speckled, and little inferior in size 

 to those of a fowl. {C. B. Brown.) 



II. THE PARA GUAN. ORTALIS ARAUCUAN. 



Penelope a7'cmcuan, Spix, Av. Bras. ii. p. 56 (1825). 

 Penelope araaian, Spix, Av. Bras. ii. pi. 74 (1825). 

 Orialida araiinian, Wagler, Isis, 1832, p. 1227. 

 Ortalis araucuan, Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 506 

 (1893)- 

 Adult Male. — Easily distinguished from O. viotnwt by having 

 the top of the head, nape, and feathered parts of the sides of 

 the head dark brown, as well as by its iiiuch smaller size. Total 

 length, 17 inches; wing, 6-8; tail, 8-2; tarsus, 1-9; middle 

 toe and claw, i-8. 



Adult Female. — Probably similar to the male ; but no female 

 specimens in which the sex has been properly ascertained have 

 been examined by me. 



Range. — North-east of South America. Province of Maranhao, 

 and the vicinity of Para. 



h'. Outer tail-featJiers ivith the basal half or more dark., and the 

 7'eniainder chestnut. 



III. THE RUFOUS-HEADED GUAN. ORTALIS RUFICEPS. 



Penelope ruficeps., Wagler, Isis, 1830, p. iiii. 

 Ortalidarujiceps, Wagler, Isis, 1832, p. 1227. 

 Ortalis ruficcps, Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. IMus. xxii. p. 506 

 (1893). 



Adult. — Differs from the three following species of this group 

 in having the top of the head rifoiis- chestnut ; from O. mot mot 

 it is at once distinguished by having tlie outer tail-feathers 

 blackish, glossed with green and tipped with chestnut, as in 

 O.wagleri. Total length, 16-25 inches; tail 7-8. 



Tvange.— Brazil. 



