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it meets, in a more rosy tint; moustache black ; the tips of the two 
centre tail-feathers blue ; upper mandible red, lower black ; legs grey. 
Length from base of bill to end of tail, 154 inches. 
Curve of upper mandible........... 13 
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Hab. 2 
This bird is nearly allied to P. longicauda, Bodd., but is larger ; 
the tint on the cheeks is different ; the belly and under wing-coverts 
are green; the primaries are not edged with blue; the’ centre tail- 
feathers are only blue for half their length ; and the rump is green. 
Crax Atperti. (Aves, Pl. XXVII. XXVIII.) 
Male: Black, with blue gloss; the lower part of the belly, vent, 
under tail-coverts, and the tips of the tail-feathers, white ; cere beauti- 
ful azure blue ; bill yellowish green horn-colour ; eyes dark hazel. 
Female: Red-brown; head and crest-feathers barred alternately 
with black and white ; rump and tail barred with brown, yellow and 
dark brown; bill black horn-colour; eyes dark hazel. 
Hab. ? 
The pair of birds from which the accompanying descriptions and 
figures were taken, are now living in his lordship’s aviaries. A new 
and beautiful species of a limited family like the Curassows must be 
looked upon as a valuable addition to our stock of ornithological 
acquaintances, and deserving of a distinguished cognomen. _ I there- 
fore propose to name it after Her Most Gracious Majesty’s illustrious 
consort, His Royal Highness Prince Albert, forming at the same time 
a companion to my Gowra Victorie. 
The male is at once distinguished from its nearest ally (Crax Alec- 
tor, Linn.) by the blue cere: the female differs from all the speci- 
mens I have had an opportunity of examining by the broad bands on 
the tail. 
PENELOPE NIGER. (Aves, Pl. XXIX.) 
Male: Black, with blue, and in some lights green reflections ; bill, 
throat (nearly naked), tarsi and feet red. 
Female: Brown, with green reflections, each feather having several 
bars of rust-colour, the colour and markings being less distinct on the 
under surface of the bird. 
Length from base of beak to tip of tail, 23 inches. 
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Hab. 2 
There are three specimens in this museum, two males and one 
female ; one of the males lived in the aviaries for many years. 
