6 BIRDS OF BRITISH CiUIAXA. 



head, has the hack (Mitircly featlicred and is of a I'lch chestnni- 

 l)ro\vn with ferruginous sjiots at the tips and outer margin:* 

 of the secondaries ; the under surface is also feaihored, "heing 

 olive-broAvn in colour with wavy huti' cross-bars.— From the 

 Supenaam River. 



Tlie next stage of advance is marked by tlic cliestnut colour on 

 the liead, tlie broad black bars on the upper surface, the rufous 

 mottlings on the greater ii])per wing-coverts aiid the outer webs of 

 the secondary quills. 



Breeding-season. "February to ApriP' (ScJiomlnirgk). 



Nest. ''It nests on the ground by making a sliglit depression 

 among the leaves near the root of a tree" [Schoniburgk). "The 

 nest simply consists of a slight depression in the ground lined 

 with dead leaves " (C. A. Lloyd). 



Eggs. " The eggs are seven to i^n in number, of a bluish-green 

 colour" (Schomlno'gk). "The efyg^^i, which number from seven to 

 eight, are almost spherical in shape, and of a bluish-green colour *' 

 (('. A. Lhv/d). 



Range in British Guiana. Mount Uoraima, Tturi))isi River, 

 Supenaaui River, JBarlica, Kan)akabra River, Bonasika River, 

 Anarica River, Aurora (Veck, Arawai Creek, Esseque1)0 River 

 (McCoiDiell collection) ; I'uruni River (Broirn) ; Takutu River, 

 Kamakusa, Merume Mountains ( Wliitelg) ; Maccasseema, Ponie- 

 roon River ( ir, /.. Sdater) ; Arenm River iBeehe) ; Upper 

 Berbice River (Qiielch). 



E.rtralimital Range. North Brazil. 



The name of this bird was for mauv rears a])plied to T. serratus 

 (S[)ix), until Mr. Hellmayr in his excellent Avork, ' Revision der 

 Spix'schen Typen brasilianiseher Yligel,^ pointed out that the 

 Guiana bird is the one to which Gmelin gave the name Tetrao 

 1)1(1 jor. 



Habits. According to Schom])Urgk (Reis. Guian. iii. p. 740) this 

 species inhabits the whole of British Guiana, but only in the thick 

 woods. It nests on the ground by making a slight depression 

 among leaves near the root of a tree. The eggs are seven to ten 

 in nuuibei', of a bluish-green colour, and the breeding-season is 

 from February to April, During the day it is found on the 

 ground feeding on fruits, seeds, and insects ; during the night on 

 trees, in spite of the absence of a hind-toe. Towards dusk one 

 hears its melancholy voice. Its flesh is delicate. This bird is 

 often tamed by the nati\(s. 



Mr. C. W. Bccbe (Our Search fur a Wilderness, p, olS) 



