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before, united at their base ; hind toe not touching the ground, 

 and without claw ; wings short. 



C. coronatus, Tern. Chestnut crest on the occiput ; six long bristles 

 at the base of the bill ; crown with a white streak ; body dark 

 violet ; back and feathers of the rump dark green ; temples naked. 

 10 inches long. Inhabits Sumatra. -Shaw, xi. pi. 16. The only 

 species of the genus. 



Gen. 17. TINAMUS, Lath. Tetrao, Gmel. 



Bill slender, straight, depressed ; broader than deep, tip round- 

 ed, ridge distinct, forming a large nasal furrow ; nostrils la- 

 teral, pierced in the furrow, ovate ; tarsus long, frequently 

 with asperities behind ; toes short, entirely divided ; hinder 

 one very short ; tail wanting, or very short ; wings short. 



The birds of this genus are all natives of South America, where they live on fruits? 

 wild berries, and insects. They fly heavily, and run quickly, seldom perching, ex- 

 cept to pass the night, and then only on the lowest branches of trees. 



T. rufescens, Tern. Rufescent Tinamoo. Grayish -red, transverse- 

 ly striped witli black and white above ; margin of the wings 

 rufous red ; region of the ears black ; sides and abdomen grayish. 

 15 g inches long. Inhabits Paraguay. Shaw, xi. 403. 



T. Brasiliensis, Lath. (Tetrao major, Gmel.) Brazilian or Great 

 Tinamoo. Olive brown, slightly striated across with black above ; 

 grayish-red beneath ; crown rufous ; the secondary quills trans- 

 versely striated with rufous and black. 18 inches long. In- 

 habits Brazil. Shaw, xi. 406. 



Gen. 18. HEMIPODIUS, Tern. Tetrao, Lin. Perdix^ Lath. 



Bill slender, straight, much compressed, with an elevated ridge, 

 and bent towards the point ; nostrils lateral, linear, partly 

 shut by a naked membrane ; tarsus long ; three toes before ; 

 no posterior toe ; tail with slender feathers, concealed by the 

 upper coverts ; first wing-feather the longest. 



The birds of this genus, the smallest of the gallinaceous order, inhabit the barren 

 countries on the confines of great deserts. They run rather than fly, and with a 

 surprising speed. They are solitary birds, never unite in flocks, and their principal 

 food is insects. 



H. tacky dromus, Tem. Top of the head blackish brown, with three 

 reddish yellow longitudinal bands ; throat white ; breast red, 

 bordered with yellowish feathers, which have a black spot at some 

 distance from their point ; belly white ; back black, with zigzag 

 black and red stripes. 6 inches long. Inhabits Southern Europe. 

 Shaw, ix. pi. 25. 



H. lunatus, Tem. Back brown, transversely banded with black ; 

 wing-coverts red, bordered with white ; a black spot, surrounded 

 with white, in the middle of each feather ; throat black ; tail-fea- 

 thers bordered with white and striped with black and whitish ; 

 legs and bill yellow. 6 inches long. Inhabits Southern Europe. 

 Tem. Man. 495. 



