OURAX. PAUXI. 



Generic Character. 



Rostrum breviusculum, cras- 

 siusculum, valde compres- 

 sum ; basi caruncula ovali 

 instructum, plumis tectae. 



Nares laterales, fronti proxi- 

 mae, orbiculares, supra se- 

 mitectae, infra patulae. 



Pedes tetradactyli, digit! an- 

 teriores basi membrana 

 connexi. 



Cauda lata, rectricibus qua- 

 tuordecim. 



Alee breves. 



Beak short, thickened, very 

 much compressed ; the base 

 furnished with an oval 

 caruncle, which is covered 

 with feathers. 



Nostrils lateral, approaching 

 the forehead, orbicular, 

 above nearly covered, be- 

 neath open. 



Feet four-toed, the anterior 

 ones connected at the base 

 by a membrane. 



Tail broad, consisting of 

 fourteen feathers. 



Wings short. 



PAUXI. Temminck. 



CRAX. Linn. Gmel. Lath. Briss. 



OUHAX. Cuvier. 



A HE manners of these birds are very similar to 

 those of the preceding genus, except that they 

 build on the ground, and not in trees. They are 

 distinguished from the Curassows by the beak 



