518 MESSRS. SCLATER AND SALVIN ON THE CRACID&. [June 9, 
never yet been given; but we have recently obtained abundant evi- 
dence that it inhabits New Granada. A female in the collection of 
Salvin and Godman was transmitted direct from Bogota by Mr. G. 
Crowther. There is a male in the Paris Museum, sent from the 
same locality by Dr. Lindig, and a female from Sta. Martha by M. 
Bonnecourt. 
The bird described by Herr v. Pelzeln as the female of his Crax 
mikani seems to be the female of this species. 
8. CrAx PINIMA. 
Crax pinima, Pelzeln, Orn. Bras. p. 287 et p. 341. 
Crax fasciolata, Spix, Av. Bras. ii. p. 48, t. 62, a (?). 
Nigra: cristeé plumis recurvis, albis, ad basin et ad apicem nigris : 
dorso toto, alis extus et cauda albo transfasciolatis : abdomine 
cervino, pectore et lateribus nigro transfasciatis: loris nudis, 
aut plumulis paucis obsitis: rostro nigro, ad basin flavo notato : 
pedibus rubris : long. tota 29, ale 13°5, cauda 11°5, tarsi 3°7. 
Hab. Vicinity of Para (Natt.). 
Mus. Vindob. 
Natterer obtained a single specimen of the bird described by Pel- 
zeln as Crax pinima in the neighbourhood of Para, and, as stated by 
vy. Pelzeln, had at first doubts as to its being a valid species. He 
remarks in his MS. that the Mutum pinima, as it is called there, 
does not differ from the Curassow of Cujaba and Paraguay (i.e. 
C. sclateri). Afterwards he appears to have changed his opinion, 
and to have designated the present species C’. pinima. Natterer did 
not determine the sex of his single specimen ; and it is therefore pos- 
sible that it may have been a female. The specimen we have de- 
scribed is undoubtedly of that sex, as it was formerly living in the 
Society’s collection, and was determined by Mr. Bartlett. Com- 
paring it with two undoubted females of C. sclateri, we find it differs 
principally in the narrowness of the transverse bars above, in the 
sides of the belly being transversely barred with black, and the 
broad white tips to the tail-feathers. Pelzeln describes C. pinima 
as smaller than C. sclateri; but our specimen is of about the same 
dimensions. Nor in the bird we describe is it correct to say “‘ Plume 
criste nigre, fasctis solum duabus albis ornate,” as the crest is 
white, with the bases and tips of the feathers black. 
These differences, however, are of no very great importance ; and, 
on the whole, we are of opinion that the Mutum pinima of Para will 
be found to constitute a different species from Crax sclateri. 
Whether, however, the male will be found to resemble the female, 
or the corresponding sex of C. sclateri, remains to be proved. Von 
Pelzeln describes what he considers may possibly be the male of this 
species, from a specimen formerly living in the Imperial Menagerie 
at Schénbrunn, but does not point out how it is to be distinguished 
from C. selatert. 
There are two birds now living in the Society’s Gardens which 
are probably referable to this species. One of them was acquired, 
some years ago, along with the bird from which we have taken our 
