XVIII ILLUSTRATIONS 



Fig. 36. CAN.TE CREEK, SHOWING MUCKA-MUCKA AND BUNUARI 



PlMPLER, HOME OF THE HoATZIN 154 



37. MUCKA-MUCKA, CHARACTERISTIC GROWTH OF THE 



HOATZINS' HAUNTS 1 57 



38. BtlNDURI PlMPLER TANGLE, SHOWING THREE NESTS 



AND Six HOATZINS 161 



39. NEST OF THE HOATZIN BUILT OVER THE WATER 162 



40. HOATZIN ON NEST CONTAINING Two NESTLINGS 165 



41. NESTLING HOATZINS PREPARING TO CLIMB OR DIVE 167 



42. HOATZINS CLIMBING BY NECK, FINGERS AND TOES 168 



43. NEST AND Two EGGS OF THE HOATZIN 173 



44. YOUNG HOATZIN ATTEMPTING TO PROGRESS ON SOLID 



GROUND 175 



45. YOUNG HOATZIN SWIMMING TOWARD THE RIGHT; 



HEAD, WINGS, BACK AND TAIL SHOWING 177 



46. YOUNG HOATZIN CLIMBING, SHOWING USE OF THUMB 



AND FORE FINGER WITH THEIR CLAWS 178 



47. RED-BILLED TOUCAN 185 



48. DEAD TREE SHOWING NESTING HOLE OF GREEN ARA- 



CARI TOUCAN 1 86 



49. OUR NEGRO CLIMBER, SIXTY FEET UP 188 



50. TALL, NESTING TREE OF RED-BILLED TOUCAN 190 



51. NEST OF RED-BILLED TOUCAN, SHOWING ENTRANCE 



AND BASE, THE LATTER OPENED OUT WITH AXE 194 



52. EGGS AND NESTING MATERIAL OF RED-BILLED TOUCAN 195 



53. EGGS OF RED-BILLED TOUCAN, NATURAL SIZE 197 



54. TREE WITH NESTING HOLE OF BLACK-NECKED ARACARI 198 



55. FRONT VIEW OF TEN-DAY-OLD ARACARI 200 



56. SIDE VIEW OF TEN-DAY-OLD ARACARI 201 



57. SIDE VIEW OF SEVENTEEN-DAY-OLD ARACARI 202 



58. HEEL-PAD OF TEN-DAY-OLD ARACARI TOUCAN 204 



59. HEEL-PAD OF SEVENTEEN-DAY-OLD ARACARI TOUCAN 205 



60. LEFT HEEL-PAD OF TEN-DAY-OLD ARACARI TOUCAN, 



SHOWING RELATION TO LEG AND TARSUS 208 



61. MID- JUNGLE, HIDING UNDISCOVERED NEST OF SUPLHUR- 



AND-WHITE-BREASTED TOUCAN 210 



62. NEST AND EGGS OF TALPACOTI GROUND DOVE 212 



63. NEST AND EGGS OF WHITE-NECKED CRAKE 214 



64. NEST AND EGGS OF CAYENNE CRAKE 217 



65. EGG OF DUSKY NIGHTHAWK 218 



66. NEST OF GUIANA TYRANTLET 220 



67. NEST OF THE OILY FLY-CATCHER 222 



68. NEST ANG EGGS OF CINEREUS BUSHBIRD 226 



69. NESTING STUB OF RUFOUS-FRONTED ANTCATCHER 228 



70. NEST AND EGGS OF RUFOUS-FRONTED ANTCATCHER 230 



71. NEST AND EGGS OF QUADRILLE BIRD 232 



72. NEST AND EGOS OF ORANGE-HEADED MANAKIN ... . 236 



