LITTLE TINAMOU. 
red : the belly and the thighs bright reddish 
yellow : the abdomen is of a deep red, varied with 
small stripes of yellow : the tail-coverts are whitish 
yellow: the back, the rump, the scapulars, the 
wing-coverts, and the tail, are of an uniform red- 
brown : the feathers of the wings and those of the 
tail are grey-brown : the upper mandible of the 
beak is dusky grey 5 the under whitish ; and the 
feet are brown. It varies a little in its colours. 
This species is a native of Guiana, and differs 
slightly in its manners from the rest of the genus, 
in that it constructs its nest in the lower branches 
of trees : this is of a hemispherical shape, about 
six inches broad and five deep, and is composed of 
leaves. The female lays three or four eggs, nearly 
round, and about the size of those of a Pigeon j 
these and the flesh are greatly esteemed. 
