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PENELOPE. GUAN. 

 Generic Character, 



Rostrum basi glabrum, me- 

 diocre, latius quam altum; 

 apice compressum, forni- 

 catum, 



Nares laterales, ovatae, semi- 

 tectae, antrorsum patulse. 



Gence nudae ; guld palea lon- 

 gitudinali media caruncu- 

 lata. 



Pedes tetradactyli, mutici, 



tarsi reticulati. 

 Aloe breves. 



Beak smooth at the base, of 

 middle size, broader than 

 high; the tip compressed 

 and arched. 



Nostrils lateral, ovate, half- 

 covered, but open in front. 



Cheeks naked; the throat 

 with a longitudinal wattle, 

 carunculated in the mid- 

 dle. 



Feet four-toed, smooth, the 



tarsi reticulated. 

 Wings short. 



Penelope. Merrem. Gmel, Lath. Cm. Vieillot. Temm, 

 Gallo?avo. Briss, 

 Meleagris. Linn, 



These have the beak more slender than the 

 Curassow, and the space round the eyes, as well 

 as the throat, is naked, and can be expanded at 

 the will of the bird. On account of the great 

 variations of plumage these birds undergo at dif- 

 ferent periods of their lives, it becoiiies very dif- 

 V. XI. p. I. 12 



