240 LLOYD’S NATURAL HISTORY. 
1g inches ; wing, 7 ; tail, 8:5 ; tarsus, 2°2; middle toe and claw 
2°2. 
I have not examined any examples of this species in which 
the sex has been satisfactorily ascertained. 
Range.— Eastern South America; Provinces of Pernambuco, 
Bahia, and Minas Geraés, Eastern Brazil. 
Habits.—Concerning this bird Prince Maximilian of Neuwied 
writes :—“I have not found the Aracuary farther south than 
the Rio Doce, but from thence northward it is often met with 
on the Mucuri, Alcobacu, in the Sertong of Bahia, Minas 
Geraés, and in the swamps and carascos of the Campo Geral. It 
seems to frequent the secluded interior parts of the forest less 
than the undergrowth of the woodlands, the catingas, carascos, 
and the thick tangled bushes of the sea coast, where the vege- 
tation is so thickly interwoven that it is scarcely possible to 
penetrate it. ‘The birds live here, except in the pairing-season, 
in small flocks, and one frequently hears the loud peculiar cry 
of the cock, which consists of several separate broken notes. 
I often found these birds in pairs among the above-mentioned 
bushes on the sand. When dislodged by my dogs their harsh 
cry, with other notes, was immediately heard. I also found 
them on the shores of the River Ilhéos at the commencement 
of the undergowth. In the month of January I found young 
birds of this species already quite strong. ‘The Aracuary is 
excellent eating, and the breast is well-covered with flesh. Its 
general habits and mode of life are very similar to those of the 
other species of the group.” 
Nest.—Built of twigs and placed in a low tree. 
Eggs.—'l'wo or three in number, long ovals, white ; surface of 
shell grained. Measurements, 2°3 by 1°5 inches. 
VIII. THE SCALY GUAN. ORTALIS SQUAMATA. 
Ortalida sguamata, Lesson, Dict. Sci. Nat. lix.p. 195 (18209). 
Ortalis sgquamata, Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 509 
(1893). 
