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THE GUAZU. 
Crypturus Tvfescens. 
PLATE XXIX. 
Tinamou isabelle, Tinamus rufescens, Temminck, Planches 
Colonies, pi. 412. 
This' is a large bird, measuring in length above 
15 inches. It is a native of Paraguay and Brazil, 
and is said to frequent the plains of deep grassy her- 
bage, and to come forth in moonlight and twilight to 
the fields of newly sown grain. During day it is 
difficult to raise, and will allow itself almost to be 
trodden on. They are hunted with dogs, and some- 
what esteemed for their flesh. The nest is formed 
among the long grass, and four or five eggs are laid, 
according to Temminck, of a brilliant violet colour, 
he form nearly round. 
On the crown are rows of black spots upon the 
tips of the feathers ; the ground colour, with that ot 
the neck and breast, is a pale and delicate yellowish 
orange. The whole of the other parts, except the 
quills and secondaries, are of a delicate wood-brown, 
or, as Temminck expresses it, “couleurde cafe a 
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