74 BIRDS OF BRITISH GUIANA. 



42. Ortygops notata duncani. 

 Duncan's Crake. 

 (Plate ILL fig. 2.) 



Adult. Blackish above and below with a tinge of olive-brown 

 on the upper surface, the feathers everywhere spotted, streaked, 

 or barred with white ; tip of tail pale brown on the lower aspect. 



Total length 120 mm., culmen 14, wings not fully moulted, 

 tail 31, tarsus 21, middle toe and claw 25. 



This example, which is the type of the s])ecies, was obtained on the 

 Abary River in September 1907, and is in the McC-omiell collection. 



This subspecies is closely allied to 0. notata notata of Gould, from 

 which it differs in its slightly smaller size and darker appearance. 



Breeding-season. Unknown. 



Nest. Unrecorded. 



Eggs. Undescribed. 



Range restricted to British Guiana. Abary River [McConnell 

 collection). 



Hahits. Unrecorded. 



This bird is named in honour of the second surviving son of the 

 late Mr. F. V. McConnell. 



Genus CEECISCUS Cab. 

 Creciscns Cabanis, J. f. 0. 1856, p. 42S. Type C. jamaicensis (Gmel.). 

 The species of this genus are of small size with short bills, thin 

 leg?!, long and slender toes. The wings are rounded and the nostrils 

 are pervious. 



Key to the Species. 



A. Crown of head and entire underparts 



chestnut G. viridis, p. 74. 



B. No chestnut on the head ; undei^iarts not 



chestnut. 

 a. Kape and hind-neck bronze-brown like 



the back ; sides of face and sides of 



breast chestnut C. melanoplieBus mac- 



h. Nape and hind-neck chestnut in contrast [connelli, p. 75. 



to the back ; sides of face and sides of 



breast gi'ey C. exilis, p. 76. 



43. Creciscus viridis. 



Cayenne Crake. 



Creciscus viridis (P. L. S. Miill.), Syst. Nat. Suppl. p. 120, 1776 

 (" Cajenne") ; Brabom-ne & Chubb. B. S. Amer. i. p. 25, no. 251, 

 1912. 



