276 BIRDS. GALLIN*. 



C. rubra, Lin. Red Curassow. Body above reddish chestnut-co- 

 loured, paler below ; nape and upper parts of the neck with alter- 

 nate lines of white and black; cere black; tail with nine whitish 

 yellow bands, edged with black ; crest with curled feathers tip- 

 ped with black. 2 feet 6 inches long. S. America Shaw, xi. pi. 9. 



Gen. 11. PENELOPE, Lin. 



Bill middle-sized, broader than deep, the tip compressed and ar- 

 ched ; nostrils lateral, ovate, half-covered, but open in front ; 

 cheeks naked ; the throat with a longitudinal wattle, carun- 

 culated in the middle ; tarsi reticulated ; fore toes united by 

 membranes, hind toe jointed on the same level ; wings short. 



P. pipile, Tern. The Yacou Guan. Body dusky violet ; neck and 

 breast spotted with white, and a white crest on the head ; wing- 

 coverts sprinkled with white spots ; temples naked and whitish ; 

 wattle blue and downy ; quill-feathers truncated at their tips. 28 

 inches long. Inhabits Brazil Shaw, xi. pi. 10. 



P. obscura, Tem. Crown and upper part of the neck black ; under 

 part of the neck, back, and wings dusky, spotted with white ; 

 rump, belly, and abdomen chestnut ; tail and quill-feathers black ; 

 no crest. 29 inches long. Inhabits S. America. Shaw, xi. 185. 



Gen. 12. TETRAO, Lin. 



Bill short and thick, arched above, convex, bent down towards 

 the tip, base naked ; nostrils basal, half closed with an arched 

 scale above, and concealed by small feathers ; eyebrows na- 

 ked, with scarlet warts ; tarsi feathered ; three toes before and 

 one behind, united to the first joint ; one toe behind, mar- 

 gined with asperities. 



Grous are polygamous birds, the females only taking charge of incubation and 

 rearing the young. They make their nests on the ground, in a very artless manner, 

 of a few small branches of pines, heath-tops, &c. They produce many eggs, usually 

 breed only once in the year, and the young run about as soon as hatched. Their food 

 consists of seeds, berries, a few insects, the tops of heath, and evergreens. They 

 inhabit the colder arid more temperate latitudes. 



T. urogallus, Lin. Wood Grous, Cock of the Wood, Capercailzie of 

 the Scots. Neck and upper parts of the body dusky, transversely 

 waved with cinereous ; feathers of the throat black, elongated, dusky, 

 varied with white spots beneath, axillae white ; breast with green 

 reflections ; tail black, rounded, and its feathers marked with two 

 white spots towards the tip ; bill white. 2 feet 10 inches long. 

 Inhabits Northern Europe. B. Shaw, xi. pi. 18. 

 This species inhabits the wooded and mountainous regions of Europe and northern 



Asia, occurring abundantly in the pine forests of Russia, Siberia, Norway, Sweden, 



&c. It was formerly not uncommon in Ireland and Scotland, but may now be 



said to be extirpated from both. 



T. medius, Meyer. Head and breast black, with bronze reflections ; 

 feathers of the throat a little elongated ; back and rump shining 

 black ; wings blackish, with little zigzag ash-coloured and brown 



