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CASSELLS BOOK OF BIRDS. 



flesh of the Tataupa is much esteemed as an article of food ; when cooked it is white and ahnost 

 without fat. 



THE INAMBU. 



The Inambu {Rhynchotus rufesans) represents a group recognisable by their great size, powerful 

 body, long neck, small head, and slender, slightly-curved beak, which e.\ceeds the head in length, 

 and is bluntly rounded at its e.\tremity. The wings are short and vaulted, with pointed primaries, of 

 which the first is very small and the fourth the longest. The foot is high and furnished with long 

 front toes and a well-developed hinder toe. The plumage, which upon the cheeks and bridles is 



THE INAMBU (Rhynchotus rufescens). ONE-QUARTER NATURAL SIZE. 



composed of remarkably small feathers, is principally of a reddish yellow, the region of the throat being 

 of a whitish hue, and the crown of the head streaked with black. The feathers on the back, wings, 

 and tail-covers are also striped with black, and have two broad black lines above their yellow border. 

 The primaries are of uniform bright yellowish red, and the secondaries grey, marked with undulating 

 black and grey lines. The eye is yellowish brown ; the beak brown with a pale yellowish brown base 

 to the lower mandible, and the foot flesh-brown. The length of this species is sixteen inches ; the 

 wng measures eight inches. 



The Inambu is an inhabitant of Central Brazil, being specially numerous in St. Paul's, Southern 

 Minas, and Goyaz : Darwin met with it in the sterile country near Bahia Blanca, where it frequented 

 swampy thickets on the borders of lakes. According to that naturalist it lies low and is unwilling to 

 rise, but often utters a very shrill whisde whilst on the ground. The flesh when cooked is quite white. 



