LITTLE TINAMOU. 



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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 ; 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 ; 

 these and the flesh are greatly esteemed. 



