RELATIVE VIABILITY IN MAMMALS AND BIRDS, 



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PhASIANID^ (COM^.)- fV"^ .Av. dur. Mux. .In,-. 



^ ' Inaiv. Ill montlis- in uionths. 



Guitera piccherani (Puchevau's Guine-A- 10 14-4 28 



fowl). 



Acryllium indUirinum (Vulturine 34 20 101 



^^ Guinea-fowl). 



CraciD;!!:. ' 



Crax, whole genus 83 46*8 124 



C. alherti{Fv'u\ce Albert's Curassow) 11 47 104 



C.alector (Crested „ ) 13 40 118 



C. carunculata (Yarrell's „ ) 12 46 106 



G. daubentoni (Daubenton's „ ) 12 40'7 93 



G. glohicera (Globose „ ) 19 40-7 119 



(7. glohidosa (Globulose „ ) 2 59 103 



G. incommoda (Inconvenient „ ) 2 29 50 



G. sclateri (Sclater's „ ) 12 62 124 



Mitua tomentosa (Lesser Riizor-billed 4 68 133 



Curassow). 



31. tiderosa (Razor-billed „ ) ^ 71 7 139 



Paiwcis galeata (Galeated ., ) 3 70 102 



Nothocrax ■urimmdumi (Urumutum 3 37 49 



Curassow). 



PeneZojoe, whole genus 50 32 105 



P. cristata (Rufous-vented Guan) 14 27 82 



P. greeyi (Greey's ,, ) 2 15 20 



P. jacucaca (White-fronted ,, ) 1 1 34 65 



P. marail (Marail „ ) 1 18 I'S 



P. pileaia (Red-breasted ,, ) 3 50 63 



P. purpurascens (Purplish ,, ) 7 38 77 



P. stoperciliccris (White-eyebrowed „ ) 12 32 105 



Pi/»?7e, whole genus 7 23 37 



P. cujubi (Amazojiisin Gui\n) 3 30 37 



P. cumanensis (Piping Guan) 3 20 27 



P.jacutinga (White-crested ,, ) 1 12 12 



Alburria cm'uncidata (Wattled ,, ) 2 21 21 



Orudis, whole genus 20 26-5 100 



0. cdbiventris (White-bellied Guan) 8 27 100 



0. garrida (Chattering ,, ) 1 66 66 



0. motmot (Little „ ) 4 7-5 19 



0. ruficcmda (Red-tailed „ ) 3 28 50 



0. vetula (Mexican ., ) 4 32 39 



Megapodiid.e. 



Talegcdia lathami (Brush-Turkey) 13 59 236 



Megacephcdon mcdeo (Great-lieaded 3 5 9 



Maleo). 



Peipoa ocellata (Mallee Bird) 1 24 24 



tSummary of Gidlincp. 



Mr. J. H. Gurney {loc. cit. p. 39) gives a few interesting figures 



for Gallinaceous birds, including domestic fowls of 30, 25 and 

 24 years, and a 8ilver Pheasant of 21 years. The niaxinmni 



