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even in its more northern parts ; and M. Temminck informs us that 

 they have been once at least thoroughly accHmatized in Holland, 

 where they were as prolific in their domesticated state as any of 

 our common poultry. The establishment in which this had been 

 effected was broken up by the civil commotions which followed in 

 the train of the French Revolution, and the results of much labour 

 lost by its complete dispersion." 



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LiKKBv's GuAN (Oreopluiiis Df^hunnti), 



The Crested Guan {Penelope en's fata) — called " Jacu " (pronounced 

 ^'■yacoo^') in Brazil, as it is said, from its cry — inhabits Brazil, Guiana, and 

 the neighbouring countries, where it tenants the woods, sometimes associated 

 in large flocks, that pass the greater portion of their lives on the topmost 

 branches of the trees, where they build their nests. They feed upon seeds and 

 fruits, which, like the pigeons, they search for on the ground, and, as in the 

 case of those birds, pair together with strict constancy. Their flight is heavy 

 and laboured, and, as the conformation of their trachea would lead us to sus- 

 pect, their voice is loud and harsh, and when uttered by numbers in concert, 

 resounds for through the woodland wilderness. 



The type of this sub-family is — 



Lord Derby's Guan {Orcophasis Derbianus). 



