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Beebe: Ecology of the Hoatzin. 



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Quelch (38) writes twenty years ago "The Hoatzin is known 

 in British Guiana by the various names 'Anna,' 'Hanna/ 'Canje 

 or Stinking Pheasant,' and 'Governor Battenberg's Turkeys' ; 

 but in the districts where it is found, the name 'Hannah' is the 

 one most commonly used." In a recent trip to the above men- 

 tioned colony, I heard only the name "Ganje Pheasant" used, 

 although I discussed the subject with people of many classes. 



Among the Portuguese of Brazil the Hoatzin is called 

 Cigana, meaning gypsy, and Catingueiro, signifying odor of the 

 negro. The Dutch of Cayenne speak of these birds as Canje 

 Fazanten, while the more euphonious name of the Venezuelans 

 is Guacharacas de Aqua. They also call it Chinchena, while in 

 Bolivia the Hoatzin is known as "Loco," or crazy bird. 



Part IV — Distribution. 



The little we know of its distribution shows that the Hoat- 

 zin is as remarkable in this respect as in other phases of its life 

 history. Sharpe (45) gives its range as follows: Amazonia, 

 Guiana, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia. This is very mis- 

 leading, however, for certain factors enter into the question of 

 inhabitable territory which require more detailed reference. 



Penard (34) writing of the birds of Dutch. Guiana gives as 

 the local distribution of the Hoatzin, "Wouden en terreinen waar 

 Arum arborescens groeit." This is certainly not true as regards 



Fig. 9. Distribution of the Hoatzin, as Far as Known. 



