208 LLOYD'S NATURAL HISTORY, 
“These beautiful birds are eagerly hunted by the Brazilians, 
especially at the season when their loud deep voice is heard, 
when it is not difficult to surprise them, as in sparsely inhabited 
districts they are by no means shy. ‘Their flesh is excellent, 
and the large strong feathers of the wings and tail are used by 
the savages for their arrows. ‘The Mutung would be very use- 
ful, if domesticated, as it is easily tamed. ‘The inhabitants of 
some districts are well aware of this fact, for tame birds may 
often be met with amongst them. The Portuguese are not fond 
of keeping them in captivity, as they swallow anything bright or 
glittering, as, for instance, money, buttons, &c., which become 
quite useless through the great muscular powers of the 
stomach.” 
According to Burmeister it inhabits the wooded districts 
on the East Coast of Brazil, from Rio Janeiro to Bahia, and is 
known there under the name of ‘Mutung.’ He only once 
acquired a specimen from Rio de Pomba, and says that it is 
seldom found in the more thickly populated districts and is 
difficult toobtain. Asa rule it does not perch very high up on 
the trees, and is found most frequently in dark copses in the 
underwood, making its nest either there or guzte on the ground.* 
Its food is mostly picked up on the ground, and consists 
as a rule of fallen nuts and the larger kinds of seed. 
Nest.—Is said to be placed in a tree, and composed of sticks 
and twigs. 
Eggs.—Said to be four in number, large, and whitish in 
colour. 
IX. SPIX’S WATTLED CURASSOW. CRAX GLOBULOSA. 
Crax globulosa, Spix, Av. Bras. ii. p. 50, pls. Ixv. Ixvi. (1825) ; 
Sclater, “Trans. ZS. 1x. ps 270, pl. -xlviz (sys) Gee 
544, pl. xci. (1879); Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. 
xxii. p. 482, (1893). 
* This statement is probably incorrect. 
