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ORTALIS. 

 Ortalis, Merrem, Av. Ic. et Descr. ii. p. 40 (1786). 



2744. Ortalis motmot. 



Phasianus motmot, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 271. 

 Ortalida motmot, Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1870, p. 532. 

 a (Bt. at Liverpool} 1853. 



A skin of Cayenne make. 



2745. Ortalis albiventris. 



Penelope albiventris, Wagl. Isis, 1830, p. 1111. 

 Ortalida albiventris, Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1870, p. 535. 

 a (Thomas] 1843. 



A species of South-Eastern Brazil. 



2746. Ortalis guttata. 



Penelope guttata, Spix, Av. Bras. ii. p. 55, pi. 73. 

 Ortalida guttata, Scl. & Salv. P. Z. S. 1870, p. 536. 

 a (Gardner) 1846. 



A common species in the western portion of the Amazon Valley. 



FAMILY. PHASIANID^E. 



SUBFAMILY. PAVONINE. 



ARGUS. 



Argus, Temminck, Pig. et Gall. ii. p. 410 (1813) ; iii. p. 678. 

 2747. Argus giganteus. 



Phasianus argus, Linn. Syst. Nat. i. p. 272. 

 Argus giganteus, Temm. Pig. et Gall. ii. p. 410 ; iii. p. 678: 

 Strickl. P. Z. S. 1842, p. 168: Elliot, Mon. Phas. i. pi. 11. 

 a f Malacca (Bt at Stevens s] 1842. 



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