in North-eastern Brazil. 357 



102. ChAM.EPELIA GRISEOLA. 



I got specimens, through Herr Miiller, of this little Ground- 

 Dove from the neighbourhood of Recife, where, I think, I 

 also saw it several times, as well as near Parahyba. 



103. Chamtepelia talpacoti. 



The Rola, as this little Pigeon is called by the Brazilians, 

 is a very common bird all over the parts I visited. It is 

 found solitarily or in pairs, and is much esteemed for the 

 pot, and persecuted in consequence. 



104. Leptoptila ochroptera. 



Of this Dove, or a closely allied species, I got one or two 

 living specimens at Garanhuns, which had been caught in 

 the surrounding country. The Brazilians know it as the 

 " Jurute.'^ 



105. Penelope superciliaris. 



I obtained a single living specimen of this bird at Garanhuns, 

 which had been caught originally at Panellas, a small village 

 noi'th of Quipapa. I was told that further in the interior, 

 towards Aguas Bellas, the present species is not uncommon 

 in some of the Serras that intersect the plateau of the Sertoes. 

 Its Brazilian name is " Jacu." 



106. Ortalis albiventris. 



Whilst staying at Macuca, one evening, a little before sun- 

 set, I was surprised by the very loud calls of a bird I had 

 never heard before, and which proceeded from the wooded 

 hills on the other side of the valley where Mr. Watts^s house 

 lay. On inquiring of him what bird it was, I was informed 

 it was the " Aracuao/^ which was described as a sort of small 

 Pheasant, of a brownish colour, that was sometimes met with 

 in small parties in the forests, and was well known to the 

 natives. A few days after, at Garanhuns, a live Aracuao was 

 brought to me which had been caught in the neighbourhood. 

 This I bought and brought alive to London ; and it turns out 

 to be the present species, which was also found by the late 

 Dr. Wucherer in the neighbouring province of Bahia. I 

 subsequently saw other living examples of the species in Recife. 



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