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haunts, till nature prompts them to produce a second brood in August 

 or September. 



It has been tried to bring up these birds tame, but without effect, 

 for they refuse to eat, and die in consequence. M. Deshayes, who 

 relates the above, observes, that they are called at St. Domingo 

 Calecon rouge, and in other islands, Demoiselle, or Dame Angloise. 



A. — Avis anonyma tertia, Marc. Hist. Bras. 216. Bris. iv. 175. 

 Red-bellied Curucui, Gen. Syn. ii. 486. 1. A. 



MARCGRAVE describes this, which differs in having the wing 

 coverts plain brown ; the bill ash-coloured, and the irides saffron 

 colour ; it wants also the spot beneath the eye, which Brisson men- 

 tions in his description. 



This bird is probably a female of the former. 



2 — RED-VENTED CURUCUI. 



Couroucou gris a longue queue, Buf. vi. 288. PL enl. 737. 

 Red-bellied Curucui, Var. B. Gen. Syn. ii. p. 486. 



THIS is eleven inches in length. Bill, as in the former, dusky; 

 general colour of the plumage cinereous grey, but on near inspection, 

 some traces of green-gold are very apparent, especially on the back, 

 and middle tail feathers ; lower belly and vent red ; the tail almost 

 as long as the rest of the bird, a trifle rounded in shape, or nearly 

 even ; the outer webs and tips of the three outer feathers white; the 

 three outer quills also marked with black and white on the outer edge. 



Inhabits Cayenne. According to Buffon this is a Variety of the 

 former, but the extreme length of the tail, in proportion to that of 

 the others, contradicts the supposition. 



