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BIRDS OF BRITISH GUIANA. 



and white; a bare space round the eye ; cliin and tln-oat sparsely 

 overed with black hair-like feathers ; cheeks and ear-coverts 

 black. " J3ill black, cere and naked skin round the eve and 



Fig. G. — T(j show incisL'd jn-iniary quills of C. cunununsis. 



nostrils wliite streaked with blue ; naked skin and wattle on 

 throat dark blue : eye dark red-hazel ; legs and feet Indian-red, 

 claws brownisli black/' 



Total leni;th COO mm., culmen (exposed portion) ,30, wing 320, 

 tail 2.50, tarsus 73, middle toe and claw 70. 



The de.«;cription is based on an example collected on the 

 Pomeroon Uiver. 



Adult female. Similar to the adult male, but smaller. 



Brecdin(i-season. Unknown in British Guiana. 



Nei>t. Unrecorded in British Guiana. 



J""(f<js. Undescribed from British Guiana. 



Mange in Brilisli Guiana. Pomeroon liiver (^^t^Conn(>ll col- 

 lection)', Takutu River {}\}iitel^) -, Burroliuno Kiver {Brown). 



E.rtralimilal Jiange. Venezuela, T'olomliia, Ecuador, Eastern 

 Peru, Bolivia. 



Ilahits. Schomburgk (Reis. Guian. iii. ]>. 7-i.Oj remarks : — This 

 licautiful bird is also distiibuted all over British Guiana. It is 

 equally as common near the coast as inland ; is generally in pairs 

 on tall trees. It is more shy than Saljnza jacucaca, but like that 

 species is easily tamed. I did not find its nest. The " Macusis" 

 call it C^ii/ti and the " Warraus " Quahenne. 



We have taken the following extract from Mr. liarrington 



