THE BIRDS OF SOUTH AMERICA. 



Sub-Class PALiEOGiNATHiE. 



Older RHEIFORMES. 



Family lUIEID.E. 

 1. RHEA. Bliss., 1700. 



1. americana (Linn.), Syst. Nat. i. p. 155, 1758 



(" Sergipe ")• 

 [macrorhynchn, Sclater, P. Z. S. 18G0, p. 207.] 



American Rhea : Great-billed Rbea. Ema. 



2. rothSChildi, Brabourne & Chubb, Ann. & Mag. 



Nat. Hist. (8) viii. p. 273, 1911 {Yiujleses, 

 Ajd, Buenos Ayres). 

 [americana, auctorum (nee Linnfeus).] 



RothscbilJ's Rhea: Common Rhea. Avestruz : 

 Nandii : Chucke. 



3. pennata, d'Orb., Voy. Amer. Merid. Itin. ii. 



p. 67 note, 1834 (^Patagonia). 

 \_darimm, Gould, P. Z. 8. 1837, p. 35.] 



Darwin's Rhea. Avestruz petise : Mold ('luickf'-. 



Nortli-eas;t Brazil. 



South Brazil : Urnsiuay : 

 Argentina : Patauonia. 



Patagonia : Argentina : 

 Chile : South and West 

 Peru : Bolivia. 



Sub-Class NEOGNATHiE. 



Order T IN AMIF ORME S. 



Family TINAMID^. 



2. TINAMUS, Hermann, 1783. 



4. tao (Temni.), Pig. et Gall. iii. pp. 569, 749, 1815 Amazonia: Guiana: Vene- 



(" Para, Bresil "). znela : Colombia : Peru : 



Great Blue Tinamon. Macueu. Bolivia, 



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