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TATAUPA TINAMOU. 
Tinamou with the body above dusky rufous j the crown, tem- 
ples, and nape, dusky black 3 the throat and neck white 3 the 
breast, under parts, and edges of the wings, cinereous lead- 
colour 3 the feathers of the thighs black, edged with white. 
Tinamus Tataupa. Temin. Gall. Ind.p. J52. 
Tinamou Tataupa. Temm. Pig. et Gall. 3. p. 59 O. 
Nine or nine inches and a half in length : the 
top of the head, the cheeks, the occiput, and part 
of the nape, are black, slightly shaded with lead- 
colour : the throat and part of the front of the 
neck are white : the lower part of the neck, the 
breast, and the belly, are grey lead-colour : the 
back, the lesser and middle wing-coverts, are of a 
dusky red, with the coverts that are nearest the 
edge of the wing tinged with lead-colour: the 
secondary feathers and the quills are grey-brown : 
the feathers of the sides are brown-lead ; those of 
the thighs and the sides of the rump are black ; 
the whole slightly bordered with white : the under 
tail-coverts are striped with bright red and black : 
the legs are glossy reddish violet : the beak and 
irides are bright red. 
This species is a native of Brazil, frequenting 
the vicinity of habitations : it resides among thick 
herbage, where it deposits its eggs, which are four 
in number, of a shining deep blue : the sexes live 
solitary : their cry is louder and more sonorous 
than in any other of the genus : they are reared by 
the natives for their flesh, which is white, but 
insipid. 
