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VARIEGATED TINAMOU. 



Tinamus variegatus. Lath, Ind, Orn. 2. 634. 3. — Temm, Gall. 

 Ind. 750. 



Tetrao variegatus. Gmel. Syst. Nat, 1. 768. 65. 



Tinamou varie. Buff. Ois. 4. 41 1 . — Buff. PL Enl. 828. — Temm. 



Pig. et Gall. 3. 596. 

 Variegated Tinamou. Lath. Gen, Syn. 4. 726. 3. 'pl. 65. 



This beautiful species is twelve inches in length, 

 and is distinguished from all others by the length 

 of its beak and the shortness of its tail : the top of 

 its head, the occiput, and a portion of the nape, 

 are deep, black : the cheeks are black, varied with 

 brown and red : the throat is white, slightly shaded 

 with reddish : the neck, the breast, and upper part 

 of the belly, are lively red : the belly is reddish 

 w^hite or yellow : the feathers of the sides are 

 brown, varied with transverse reddish yellow stripes, 

 which towards the thighs, and on the under tail- 

 coverts, are tinged with white : the back and the 

 whole of the remainder of the under parts of the 

 body are deep dusky brown : the feathers of the 

 back and scapulars have towards their tips a single 

 transverse band of yellowish red ; those of the 

 wing-coverts have a second band towards their 

 middle ; those of the rump and the upper coverts 

 to the tail possess two of these bands : the se- 

 condaries and quills are grey-brown ; the former 

 with a few spots and bands of reddish towards 

 their tip ; most numerous on the feathers nearest 

 the body : the tail-feathers are dusky grey, striped 

 towards their tip with bright red : the upper man- 

 dible of the beak is dusky grey ; the under white : 

 the feet are dusky brown, and the claws are brown. 



