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in others; the crown with a callous horn or crest; tarsus 
smooth ; three fore toes united by a membrane ; the hallux ar¬ 
ticulated to the tarsus; tail short, bent downward. 
Numida meleagris .— The Pintado, or Guinea Fowl 
P late LVI. fig. 1. 
Bluish-gray, thickly sprinkled with white spots ; head and 
upper parts of the head and neck covered with a bluish skin; 
crown with a callous subconic protuberance; legs lead-coloured. 
Twenty-two inches long. Inhabits Africa. 
Genus 9. — PAUXI. — Temminck. 
Generic Character .—Bill short, strong, arcuated, compressed, 
and convex; base of the upper mandible dilated into a hard cor¬ 
neous substance; nostrils basal, lateral, open below; tarsus 
long, strong, and smooth; three anterior toes united by mem¬ 
branes ; hallux articulated to the tarsus, touching the ground at 
its point; wings short. 
Pauxi galeata. — The Galeated Curassow. 
Plate XL1I*. fig. 10. 
Head, neck, and lesser wing-coverts, dark purplish-brown, 
with iridescent reflections of violet and blue ; breast, middle, 
larger wing-coverts, quills, and tail, umber-brown, reflecting 
green and gold; abdomen and crissum white; tail tipped with 
white ; cere purple; head surmounted by an upright livid crest; 
bill and ophthalmic circle bright scarlet; front of the tarsus 
flesh-coloured, back blue. Two feet and a half long. Inhabits 
South America. 
Genus 10. — CRAX.— Linnceus. 
Generic Character .—Bill long, robust, compressed, incurved 
from the centre to the point, with a cere at its base; nostrils 
lateral, situated in the cere, partly covered, open in front; top 
of the head surmounted by a crest of arched protruding fea¬ 
thers ; three anterior toes adhering at the base; hallux articu¬ 
lated to the tarsus ; tail broad, pendulous. 
