MITU, — rENELOPE. 23 



Total lengtli 620 mm., culmeii 37, wing 330, tail 292, tarsus 111, 

 middle toe and claw 82. 



The bird described was collected at the Upper Takutu Mountains. 



Male and female are similar in colour ot" jJumage, but the latter 

 is slightly smaller in size. 



Breeding/season. Unknown in British Guiana. 



jVest. Unrecorded in British Guiana. 



K<i<js. Undescribed from British Guiana. 



Ranye in British Guiana. Upper Takutu Mountains, Great 

 Savannas (McConnell collection) ; Rupununi Biver {}Vhitebj). 



J-J.rt)'aliniital Ranfje. North Brazil. 



Habits. Schomburgk (Beis. Guian. iii. p. 74()) ol)serves : — 

 This beautiful Hokkohuhn inhabits the Savanna only, and most 

 commonly the wooded river-banks of the Savanna, near Takuhi 

 and Malm, where it was very common. Tlie " Macusis '' and the 

 " Wapisianas " maintain that, when the Southern ( *ross passes 

 the zenith this l)ird calls. Its flesh is also good. The " Macusis " 

 anil " AVapisianas ^' call it Pauituima. He says that the habits and 

 mode of life are like those of (.'ra,v aIector= C. nigra, p. 17. 



Genus PENELOPE Merrem. 



Penelope Merrem, Beyt. bes. gx'seli. Vogcl, i)t. ii. ]il. xi., 17S(;. T\\)f 

 P. jdciipeina Men*. 



The characters of this genus are : the crest fairly elongate, the 

 wiihh of the miixilhi greater than the height, the nosli-ils exposed 

 and placed forward, the sjjace round the eye naked, the chin and 

 thioat naked with a median wattle, the inner web of the outei- 

 primarv slightly incised, the tail-feathers twelve in number, and 

 the tarsus about e<|ual m length to the middle toe and claw, 



Keij to the Species. 



A. No superciliary streak; feathers of the cheeks 



mixed with grey. 



d' . Larger, wing UKjre than 200 nun., tail more 



tlian ^oU ; tarsus niore than 70 ; hack deeji 



bluish green ; ])riiiiaries uniform pale l)r()wu ; 



aliiUtnieii dai'k hluish green I', (/rtnth, p. L'l. 



//. Smaller, wing less than 2!)() nun., tail less 

 than li-'JO. tarsus less than 70; back olive- 

 green ; outer webs (if primaries bronze-green 

 in contrast witli the iuuer dues ; ahdomen 

 (lark l)rown niiuutciv freeUled with rubius. . /^ iiiaridl, p. L''). 



Ii. Keatliers of the el ks uniform darlv hmwu ; ;i 



well-delinid sujiereiliarv stnak I', jiirtinicd, p. 'Jll. 



