THE CURASSOWS. acy 
Crax blumenbachit, Burmeister, Syst. Uebers. iii. p. 345 
(1856). 
Adult Male-—Plumage like that of C. g/obicera, the tail not 
tipped with white ; the large szo//en knob at the base of the 
upper mandible and the zva¢f/e on each side of the base of 
the lower mandible scarz¢. Total length, 32 inches; wing, 
mAGo tail, 13°53 tarsus, 4. 
Adult Female.—Differs from the male in having the feathers 
of the crest indistinctly barred with white; the belly, flanks, and 
under tail-coverts vzfous-buff ; the swollen knob and wattles 
absent; and the basal half of the bill scavdet. Size rather 
smaller, wing, 14°2. 
Range. —South-eastern Brazil, extending from Rio de Janeiro 
to Bahia. 
Habits—From Prince Maximilian of Neuwied’s work we 
translate the following interesting account of this bird’s habits. 
“The ‘ Mutung’ is a beautiful large bird which is only to be 
met with where it can find a safe home in secluded parts of the 
forest. I have often found it in such places, living in pairs, 
even out of the pairing season. I have not come across it 
farther south than the rivers Itapemirim and Itabapuana, but it 
is often found on the Rio Doce, Mucuri, Alcobaca, Belmonté, 
and is everywhere a very favourite game bird. It replaces in 
those forests our European Capercailzies. In the pairing time, 
especially in November, December, and January, the far-reach- 
ing cry of the cock is heard far and wide calling the hens round 
him. He then, it is said, spreads his tail, makes all kinds of 
movements with his wings, and calls in a deep tone hu! hu! 
hu! hu! which can be heard a long way off. These birds 
live much on the ground, and are therefore often caught in 
snares. ‘They feed on fruits, for I have found hard fruits and 
nuts in their crops, both partly and entirely digested, and which 
were sometimes so hard that one could not cut them with a 
knife. I did not find stones, though the birds must un- 
doubtedly swailow them. . . 
