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fourth less so. First primary much shorter than the second; 
fourth equal to the tenth, and the sixth slightly the longest. 
Tarsus longer than the middle toe and claw. 
I THE BLACK WATTLED GUAN. ABURRIA ABURRI. 
Penelope aburri, Lesson, Dict. Sci. Nat. lix. p. 191 (1829). 
Aburria carunculata, Reichenb. Syst. Av. p. xxvi. (1852) ; Tacza: 
nowski, Orn. Pérou. iii. p. 277 (1886). 
Aburria aburri, Ogilvie-Grant, Cat. B. Brit. Mus. xxii. p. 520 
(1893). 
Adult Male and Female-—Whole plumage black, glossed with 
dark green. Total length, 29 inches; wing, 14-14'5 ; tail, 12; 
tarsus, 2°7 ; middle toe and claw, 2°9. 
Range.—Western South America ; the interior of the United 
States of Colombia, Ecuador, and Northern Peru. 
Mr. J. Stolzmann found the Black Wattled Guan very com- 
mon at Tambillo, but it appeared to become scarcer to the east 
of the Marafion, and much wilder in the Amazon District. At 
Tambillo it is most common in the valley, and becomes rarer 
as the higher altitudes are reached, where its place is taken by 
Penelope sclateri, though it was obtained at an elevation of 
7,000 feet. At Huambo it was decidedly scarce. 
*‘Tts cry,” he says, ‘is the most curious that I have heard. It 
begins with a note repeated several times, resembling the sound 
of a trumpet, ascending in semi-tones that can only be heard 
when one is close at hand. ‘Then it gives vent to a very loud 
guttural cry, which begins ina low key, and, gradually ascending 
in quick time toa high note, again descends. This cry reminds 
one of that of the Crane. Asarule it flies without making any 
noise, so much so, indeed, that it frequently escapes unob- 
served. Its cry is most often heard in the nesting-season, that 
is, between the months of September and February ; and when 
calling it remains stationary and ina crouching position. The 
