448 Mr. C. F. XTnderwood on the Birds 



the thick woods some were shot' feeding on the ground and 

 others in low branches. Seen in small flocks of four or six. 



CRACIDiE. 



-: Penelope cristata (Linn.). 



Plentifully seen in the jobo trees, and also on the ground, 

 feeding on the fallen fruit of the same tree. 



j Ortalis cinereiceps (Gray). 



Not common ; some four specimens procured. These 

 birds, unlike the other " Pavas," as birds of this family are 

 called, though particularly noisy at other times, generally 

 remain quiet in the trees when one is searching for them, 

 or at least do not hurry to escape, unless thoroughly 

 aroused. 



I have once or twice seen a party of four or six, and 

 having shot one, have hunted round for the others, and have 

 only discovered them after a long search, and then perhaps 

 I have descried one or two motionless just over my head. 

 " Chachalaca " is the native name for this bird. 



, Crax gi.obicera, Linn. 



This bird, the native name of which is " Pavon,^^ is quite 

 common, although perhaps rather scarcer than Penelope cris- 

 tata. They both are noisy birds, and generally the first inti- 

 mation of their presence is given by their loud hoarse cry, 

 which suddenly breaks the stillness of the forest as they get 

 themselves quickly to a distance ; their wings sound in the air 

 and against the twigs as they heavily rise from the ground. 



I shot once at a P. cristata and stunned it somewhat, a 

 pellet just grazing its skull. I caught it before it could 

 recover itself and take wing. After a few days it became 

 quite tame. The natives when they come across eggs of 

 either " Pavon '' or " Pava," take them home and hatch them 

 under a domestic hen. The birds are hardy and thrive well 

 in captivity. "We have had a couple of C globicera for about 

 five years confined in an aviary at the museum. 



