CRACINiE. 
Pauxi  Temm.* 
Bill  short,  with  the  culmen  elevated,  much  curved,  aud  the  sides  much  compressed  to  the  tip  which  is 
obtuse ; the  lateral  margins  slightly  curved ; the  gonys  long  and  straight ; tlie  nostrils  lateral,  rounded, 
and  placed  anteriorly  in  the  groove,  which  and  the  base  of  both  mandibles  are  covered  with  small  plumes. 
Wings  rather  short,  with  the  sixth  and  seventh  quills  equal  and  longest.  Tail,  Tarsi,  and  Toes  like 
those  of  the  preceding  genus. 
It  is  in  the  warmer  parts  of  America  that  the  species  of  this  genus  are  found.  They  frequent  the  woody  districts  in 
large  troops,  and  are  occasionally  seen  perched  on  the  trees,  though  they  usually  obtain  their  food  on  the  ground  ; it 
consists  ol  worms,  insects,  and  various  kinds  of  seeds,  fruits,  &c.  The  nests  are  formed  on  the  ground,  and  the  youno- 
are  carefully  protected  and  fed  by  the  parent  till  they  are  sufficiently  strong  to  provide  for  themselves. 
1.  P.  galeata  (Lath.)  Temni.  PI.  enl.  78.  — Crax  pauxi  Linyi.  ; 
Edwards'  Birds,  pi.  29.5.  f.  2.  ; C.  mexicanus  Briss. 
2.  P.  mto  (Linn.)  PI.  col.  153 Crax  brasiliensis  Bms, ; C. 
tuberosa  Spix,  Av.  Bras.  t.  Gj,  a.  ; Ourax  erythrorhynchus  Swains. 
Temm.  Pig.  & Gall.  iii.  t.  4.  f.  2. 
3.  P.  tomentosa  (Spix)  Av.  Bras.  t.  63. 
* Established  by  M.Temminck  in  1815  {Hist.  Nat.  Pig.  et  Gall.  iii.  p.  683 
phocerus  of  Mr.  Swainson  (1837),  and  Mitu  of  M.  Lesson  (1841),  are  coequal; 
).  Cuvier  in  1817  used  Ourax  for  the  same  type,  and  Lo~ 
this  latter  name  Mr.  Strickland  changed  to  Mitua  (1841). 
Novemhsr,  1846. 
