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VARIEGATED TINAMOU. 
Tinamus variegatus. Lath. Ind. Orn, 2. 634. 3. — Temm. Gall. 
hid. 750. 
Tetrao variegatus, Gmel. Syst.Nat. 1. 768. 65. 
Tinamou vari6. Buff. Ois.4. 411. — Buff. PL Enl. 828. — Temm. 
Fig. et Gall. 3. 596. 
Variegated Tinamou. Lath. Gen. Syn. 4. 726. 3. pi. 65. 
This beautiful species is twelve inches in length, 
and is distinguished from all others by the length 
of its beak and the shortness of tts tail : the top of 
its head, the occiput, and a portion of the nape, 
are deep black : the cheeks are black, varied with 
brown and red : the throat is white, slightly shaded 
with reddish : the neck, the breast, and upper part 
of the belly, are lively red : the belly is reddish 
white or yellow : the feathers of the sides are 
brown, varied with transverse reddish yellow stripes, 
which towards the thighs, and on the under tail- 
coverts, are tinged with white ; the back and the 
whole of the remainder of the under parts of the 
body are deep dusky brown : the feathers of the 
back and scapulars have towards their tips a single 
transverse band of yellowish red ; those of the 
wing-coverts have a second band towards their 
middle ; those of the rump and the upper coverts 
to the tail possess two of tliese bands : the se- 
condaries and quills arc grey-brown ; the former 
with a few spots and bands of reddish towards 
their tip ; most numerous on the feathers nearest 
the body : the tail-feathers are dusky grey, striped 
towards their tip with bright red : the upper man- 
dible of the beak is dusky grey ; the under white : 
the feet are dusky brown, and the claws are brown. 
