RED CURASSOW. 169 



This differs from the preceding in having the body dark dies- 

 nut ; the under part of the neck, the breast, and the two middle 

 tail-feathers, dusky. 



Crax rubra hybrida. (1.) Temm. Gall. Ind. p. 688. 



Crax Alector, femina. Lath. Ind. Om. 2. 623. 1. 



Hocco de P6rou. Buff. Ois. 2. 375. pi. l4.Buf. PI. Enl. 

 125. 



Hybride du Hocco Coxilitli et Mituporanga. Temm. Pig. et 

 Gall. v. 3. p. 25. 



Crested Curassow. Lath. Gen. Syn. 4. 6p3. 1. 



Var. y. capitecollo cristaque nigris; corpore supra rectricibusque 

 luteo nigroquejasciatis. 



With the head, neck, and crest, black ; the body above and tail- 

 feathers yellow, barred with black. 



Crax rubra hybrida. (2.) Temm. Gall. Ind. p. 689. 



THE Red Curassow is the size of a Turkey, 

 and measures about tWo feet six or eight inches in 

 length : its beak is large and strong : the crest is 

 composed of twisted and curled feathers, which 

 are black at their base, then white, then tipped 

 with black, with the upper part of the feathers 

 broadest : the forehead, the sides of the head, and 

 the top of the neck, are pure white, each feather 

 being marked at their tips with a black fringe : 

 the breast, and the upper parts of the tail, are of a 

 rust-colour or reddish : the under parts are brighter 

 red than the upper : the cere at the base of the 

 beak is deep red : the base of the beak itself is 

 horn-coloured, its tip whitish yellow : the feet are 

 horn-colour : the irides deep brown : both sexes 

 are similar. The young are beautifully varied: 

 till the first year the crest is composed of straight 

 feathers, which are reddish, varied with white and 



