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webs of the quills blue-black,, and the two long feathers without 

 spots. 5 feet 3 inches long. Inhabits Surinam -Shaw, xi. pi. 14. 



Gen. 8. NUMIDA, Lin. 



Bill short, thick, arched, the base covered with a warted mem- 

 brane, and a carunculated wattle hanging from the under 

 mandible ; nostrils situated in the cere, divided by a carti- 

 lage ; head naked or feathered, the crown with a callous horn 

 or crest ; tarsus smooth ; the three fore toes united by mem- 

 branes ; hind toe jointed on the tarsus ; tail short, bent down. 



The species belonging to this genus are originally natives of Africa and the neigh- 

 bouring islands, have the manners of domestic poultry, except that they are less as- 

 siduous than some of the other tribes in rearing their young, and have been multi- 

 plied for the use of the table in various places. 



N. meleagris, Lin. The Pintado or Guinea Fowl. Body gray- 

 blue,, sprinkled with small white spots ; head and upper part of 

 the neck naked ; a conical tubercle with its tip reflected on the 

 crown, and a broad geminated membrane near the gape. 22 in- 

 ches long. Inhabits Africa. Shaw, xi. pi. 17 

 This species is now domesticated over all Europe. The two other species of the 



genus are the N. mltrata and cristata^ both from Africa. 



Gen. 9- PAUXI, Tern. Crax, Lin. Ourax, Cuv. 



Bill short, strong, compressed, arched, convex ; base of the upper 

 mandible dilated into a hard and elevated corneous substance ; 

 nostrils basal, lateral, open below ; tarsus long, smooth, the 

 three fore toes united by membranes; hind toe jointed on the 

 tarsus, but partly leaning on the ground ; wings short. 



P. galatca, Tern. Galeated Curassow. Body dark-coloured ; glos- 

 sed with green ; abdomen and tip of the tail white; base of the 

 bill with a horny blue pear-shaped tubercle. 2J feet long. In- 

 habits South America. Shaw, xi. 173. 



P. milu, Tern. Body black, glossed with purple and violet ; ab- 

 domen chestnut ; tip of the tail white ; ridge of the bill horny, 

 sharp and red; forehead with a dark crest. Brazil Shaw, xi. 175. 



Gen. 10. CRAX, Lin. 



Bill long, thick, compressed at the sides, incurved towards the 

 tip, the base covered with a cere, nostrils lateral, placed in the 

 cere, half covered, open in front ; top of the head ornamented 

 with revoluted feathers ; four toes, of which the three anterior 

 are connected at the base ; tail broad, pendant. 



The birds of this genus are easily tamed, and will live with domestic poultry. They 

 feed on fruits and seeds, and nestle on trees. 



C. globicera, Lin. Globe-bearing Curassow. Body black ; abdomen 

 beneath white ; feathers of the crown contracted and dark colour- 

 ed ; a broad rounded tubercle at the base of the bill about the size 

 of a cherry; cere yellow, and tip of the tail white. Inhabits South 

 America. Shaw, xi. 166. 



