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The bird described by Herr v. Pelzeln as the female of his Crax mikani, seems to be 

 the female of this species, judging from the figure of the specimen, with which he 

 has kindly supplied me, as also from his accurate description. 



List of living sjpecimens o/Crax alberti exhibited since 1860. 



n> *• Purchased April 2, 1868. 



c. Female Purchased JXay 25, 1870. 



d. Female Purchased July 28, 1870. 



«• Male Deposited October 26, 1870. 



/. Female Purchased March 1, 1873. 



9- Male Purchased January 21, 1874. 



As regards the preceding seven species of Crax, we are now acqu^nted with both 

 sexes of each of them, and know the localities in which they occur in a state of nature. 

 There remain some other dubious species, namely : — 



1. Crax pinima. 



Craxpinima, Pelzeln, Orn. Bras. pp. 287 et 341 ; Gray, Hand-1. ii. p. 253; Scl. et Salv. P. Z. S. 



1870, p. 518, et Nomenel. p. 135. 

 Crax fasdolata, Spix, Av. Bras. ii. p. 48, t. 62 a (?). 



Natterer obtained a single specimen of the bird described by Pelzeln as Crax pinima 

 in the neighboui-hood of Para, and, as stated by v. Pelzeln, had at first doubts as to its 

 being a valid species. He remarks in his MS. that the Mutmn pinima of Para, 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 bird of 

 Para C. pinima. On the whole I am inclined to believe that Crax pinima is founded on a 

 female Crax sclateri. But I should be glad to be able to examine examples of both 

 sexes of the Curassow of Para, in order to compare it with that of Mato Grosso and 

 Paraguay, the range being rather extensive for one species of the genus. 



2. Ckax incommoda. (Plate XLIX.) 



Crax incommoda, Sclater, P. Z. S. 1872, p. 690, et Rev. Cat. Vert. p. 295. 



In 1872 I proposed to give the temporary designation of Crax incommoda to the 

 bird living in the Society's Gardens, of which I now give a figure. As will be seen, it 

 comes nearest to the female of Crax daicbenioni, but is at once distinguishable by the 

 narrow transverse white bars across the upper plumage, and the pale flesh-coloured legs. 

 From the female oi Crax sclateri (PI. XLV .), which it likewise somewhat resembles, it is 

 distinguishable by its larger size, white belly, baixed thighs, black bill, and differently 

 coloured legs. 



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