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Names of the animals. 



Duration of life. 



Approxi- 

 mative. 



Common Quail (Coiurnix communis) . . 



Sonnerat's Jungle-Fowl (Gallus son- 

 nerati). 



Globose Curassow (Crax globicera) . . 



Razor-billed Curassow (Mitua tube- 

 rosa). 



Brush-Turkey (Talegalla lathami) 



Struthiones. 

 Ostrich {Struthio camelus) 



Common Rhea (Rhea americana) ... 



Common Casso wary (C'a«ManM«^«/ea^M*) 

 Emu (Dromceus novce hollandia) .... 



Grall^. 



Hyacinthine Porphyrio {Porphyria 

 caruleus). 



Grey-headed Porphyrio {Porphyria 

 poliocephalus). 



Sarus Crane {Grus antigone) 



White American Crane ( Grus americana) 



Demoiselle Crane {Anthropoides virgo) 



years. 



5 



Ascertained. 



years 



5 



7 



*6 



7 



7 

 2 



4 

 7 

 4 

 4 



15 

 16 



7 

 *8 



*4 

 *4 



*5 

 *8 

 13 



months. 



4 

 6 



10 

 3 



8 

 9 



11 

 8 



10 

 5 



1 



5 



10 



7 



days. 



21 



17 

 11 



18 



6 

 9 



14 



5 



14 



26 









 6 



12 

 14 



27 



24 



9 



3 



25 



