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LXXV. — A Synopsis of the Genus Tinamus. By Lord 

 Braroukxe, F.Z.S., M.B.O.U., and Charles Chubb, 

 E.Z.S., M.B.O.U. 



Our work in connection with the Birds of South America 

 enables us to present the following synopsis of the genus 

 Tinamus. 



No work on the entire group has appeared since the 

 publication of Count Salvadori's Monograph in the Twenty- 

 seventh Volume of t-he c Catalogue of the Birds in the British 

 Museum/ which was issued in 1895. 



Much research, however, has since been conducted in every 

 branch of ornithology, and this group has casually benefited. 

 The differentiation of the species into subspecies in this 

 genus is attended with some difficulty on account of the 

 small number of specimens in collections. 



We have, however, to acknowledge our indebtedness to 

 the Hon. Walter Rothschild for the loan of his fine collection, 

 whilst Prof. L. Dollo has most courteously allowed the 

 collection in the Brussels Museum to be forwarded to the 

 British Museum (Natural History) for comparison. The types 

 of T.peruvianus, Bonap., and T. blaeiusi, Dubois, are contained 

 in this collection, and have been carefully examined by us. 

 "We have also to express our thanks to Dr. Otto Fuhrmann at 

 Neuch&tel, who was good enough to send us the typeof T. kleei 

 for examination. Through the kindness of these gentlemen 

 we have been able to bring together a larger aud more repre- 

 sentative collection than has hitherto been available. 



As a result, we can now recognize six species occurring in 

 South America, whilst twelve subspecies can be differentiated ; 

 and from the examination of these specimens we anticipate 

 that, with a larger amount of material, other subspecies will 

 be separated. 



We now admit Tinamus tao too, Temm., from Central and 

 Northern Brazil ; T. t. kleei, Tsehudi, from Peru ; and T. t. 

 septentrionulis, subsp. n., from Guiana, Venezuela, and 

 Colombia. 



T. guttatus, Pelz., from Northern Brazil, Eastern Ecuador, 

 and Peru, has no subspecies, yet the series at our disposal 

 differs, more or less, from each locality whence we have speci- 

 mens. The same remark applies to T. solitarius, Vieill., from 

 Paraguay aud South-east Brazil. Of T. major. Gmel., five 

 subspecies are admitted : T. m. major, Gmel., Guiana and 

 North Brazil ; T. m. ruf'ceps, Scl. it Salv., Ecuador, E. Peru, 

 aud Colombia; T.m.castaneiceps, Salvadori, West Colombia, 



