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Total length, 13 inches; bill, |; wing, 8f ; tail, 4 ; tarsi, 1. 

 Inhab. Majambo Bay, Madagascar. 

 The figures are rather less than half the natural size. 



" This interesting species was found abundant in the scrubby groves of 

 Pandanus skirting a portion of the bay. Specimens in pairs have been deposited 

 in the fine and daily increasing collection of birds of the British Museum, and 

 also in the valuable collection of the Zoological Society." — Ed. 



Family— CRACIDJE. 

 Penelope albiventer. Less. 



Plate XXXI. 



Penelope albiventer, Less. Rev. Zool. 1843. 



Penelope leucogastra, Gould in Proc. of Zool. Soc, July 25, 1843. 



Head and upper part of the neck olive brown, each feather margined with grey ; back, wings, 

 and upper-tail coverts rich brown with a bronzy lustre; tail bronzy green margined with 

 bronzy brown, all but the two centre feathers broadly tipped with pure white ; chest dull 

 brown, gradually passing into the white of the abdomen, thighs, and vent; under tail-coverts 

 light buff; bill black; feet black. 



Total length, 18 inches; bill, 1^; wing, 8 ; tail, 9; tarsi, 2. 



Inhab. Central America. 



The figures are one-third of the natural size. 



Since characterizing this species in the Proceedings of the Zoological Society, 

 I have seen the description of a bird in M. Lesson's " Revue Zoologique," which 

 I believe to be identical with the present ; and as M. Lesson's name has the 

 advantage of priority, my own must necessarily give place ; it will be seen that 

 we had both selected the same character for a specific appellation. 



