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fairly numerous in the forests. On two occasions I saw a 
pair of them in the tallest trees on the edge of the forest in 
the evening. I did not recognise our birds as being the 
rare P. ortoni while we were down in the forests^ or I could 
have skinned more of them, for the Indians often brought 
them to us for food. Iris brown ; bare skin on the throat 
yellowish red ; legs and feet bluish red. Local name " Puka- 
pava/^ 
535. Penelope montagnii (Bp.). 
A male from the western side of Pichincha, at about 7000 
feet. Bare skin on the throat red. 
536. PiPiLE cuMANENSis (Jacq.). 
Commoii on the middle region of the Napo during our 
stay there, and when the fruits are ripe on the upper river 
in September they are particularly plentiful. They are then 
very fat, and the Indians kill them in great numbers and 
smoke them. Pupil black ; iris dark reddish brown ; skin ou 
the face white, cobalt-blue about the base of the bill, with a 
kid-like surface; bare skin on the throat dull indigo-coloured ; 
legs and feet coral-red. The young resemble their parents, 
except that they lack the metallic lustre on the feathers and 
the crest is more stone-coloured. The flesh is very rich, with 
a strong game-like flavour. These birds are often tamed 
by the Indians, and possess great homing instincts. 
537. Ortalis guttata (Spix). 
These birds were common on the Upper Napo and its 
tributaries, where we always found them among the thick 
bushes on the low river-banks, and seldom far into the 
forests. They appear to only resort to the trees at night, 
when they keep as near to the ends of the low branches as they 
can, about 15 to 18 feet from the ground. In their flight, 
and the flavour of their flesh, they much resemble Partridges. 
They are great favourites as pets with the Indians, and even 
the adults when caught quickly become tame and can be 
given their liberty about the huts. They cross readily with 
fowls, and for this reason the whites keep them on the 
Maranon. In the early morning they answer the cocks, when 
