GU IR A-GUACUBERABA* 
part of the head from the green on the crownr 
and neck. The fore-part of the neck and breast 
are of a fine orange-colour, which gradually" 
changes to yellow. The thighs, belly, and 
covert-feathers both above and beneath the tail, 
are also of a bright yellow. On the rump, the 
feathers are orange-coloured ; which changes 
to yellow, where they meet the coverts of the 
tail. The tips of the quills tend to a dusky 
colour, and the edges of some of the outer 
quills are of a brighter green than the other 
parts. The inner coverts of the wings are of 
a cream-colour : the insides of the quills are 
light ash-coloured, the edges of their inner 
webs whitish. The tail has twelve feathers, 
of a light ash-colour on their under sides* 
The legs and feet are black " 
Edwards adds, that " the Guira is in the 
collection of Earl Ferrers that " it is a bird 
of Brasil and it's neighbourhood ;" and, that 
44 it has been figured in small by Marcgrave^ 
whose figure, though mean, has been copied, 
turned, tortured, and almost lost, by being 
tossed from compiler to compiler, ever since 
Marcgrave's time.' 9 
