^rder  V. 
galling. 
The 
sixth  Family, 
TIlVAMIDiE,  or  Tinamous, 
covered^at^^^^  shorter  than,  the  head ; the  culmen  more  or  less  straight,  flattened,  and 
hooked  and^^  ^ membrane,  which  also  envelopes  the  nasal  grooves ; the  tip  generally  suddenly 
^Tino-g ' ] ^''^^’'lapping  that  of  the  lower  mandible  ; the  Nostrils  large,  and  more  or  less  basal  ; the 
iono-  j-j-  f ’ concave,  and  rounded  ; the  Tarsi  moderate,  and  shielded  in  front ; and  the  Toes  usually 
y four,  but  sometimes  only  three. 
Th 
® first  and  on-ly  Subfamily, 
iiave 
characters 
TINAMINAl,  or  Tinamous, 
as  given  above. 
Tinamus  Lath.* 
fiooked  at  ^th^  the  head,  with  the  culmen  broad,  and  flattened  at  the  base,  straight  and  suddenly 
^fightly  ^ ^fi^ch  overlaps  the  lower  mandible  ; the  sides  compressed,  and  the  lateral  margins 
^ nostrils  large,  membranous,  with  the  opening  placed  in  the  middle  of  the  bill. 
'lllen 
Tl 
-es, 
siiiiset 
I'osec 
«'xte. 
Avith  the  fourth  and  fifth  quills  the  longest.  Tail  very  short  and  rounded.  Tarsi 
T«al  middle  toe,  and  broadly  scutellated  in  front.  Toes  moderate,  the  lateral  ones 
^ the  hind  toe  very  short  and  elevated. 
immense  forests  of  South  America.  They  arc  said  to  roost  on  the  lower  branches  of  the 
Cl  tlu'ee  feet  from  the  ground.  Their  note  is  a shrill  whistle,  which  is  uttered  more  especially  at 
'=1*  -'j  uer  o-  consists  of  fruits  and  grains,  as  well  as  worms  and  insects.  The  nest  is  com- 
soo  ! and  ’M’  placed  on  the  ground  near  the  stump  of  a large  tree.  The  female  lays  from  twelve  to 
as  hatched  ^ \ .®lcrbed,  she  is  said  to  roll  the  eggs  to  another  place  for  safety.  The  young  follow  tlie  parent  as 
u,  ana  hido  tlicnv.£ioi,r„o  +i,„  — i,  
, and  a+  u , icet  trom  the 
of  drv  Their  food 
'•  T. 
Tao 
hide  themselves  on  the  least  approach  of  danger 
(Temm.)  Pj, 
& Gall.  iii.  56‘9.  — Cryptura  solitaria 
Tpturj  Mjjj  ®iil.  476. . — Tinamus  brasiliensis  Lath.  ; 
T-  m Av.  Bras.  t.  76. 
1 78^^”'™’  ^ Vapura 
Temm.  Pi.  col.  369 Crypturus  atlspersus 
, T ZT"  Lath. 
Av  n Pr  ivT  T. 
t 7y  1-Max.  Reise,  1.  1 60.  — Pezus  Zabele  Spix, 
■ '■""■^^"^-(G-nel.)Latb.  PI.  enl.  828. 
■ Cryptura  sylvi- 
9.  lA  undulatus  Temm.  Pig.  & Gall.  iii.  582. 
cola  Vieitl.  Gal.  des  Ois.  t.  215". 
10.  T.  strigulosus  Temm.  Pig.  & Gall,  iii  594.  & 752. 
11.  T.  Sovi  (Gmel.)  Lath.  PI.  enl.  829- 
12.  T.  oftsofetM.?  Temm.  Pig.  & Gall.  iii.  588.,  PI.  col.  I96. — 
Cryptura  ceerulescens  Vieill.,  Azara  No.  330. 
13.  T.  TatuupaL&mn.  Pig.  & Gall.  iii.  590.,  PI.  col.  415.,  Azara 
No.  329.,  Swains.  Zool.  111.  t.  I9.  — Pezus  Niambu  Spix,  Av.  Bras, 
t.  78.  a. 
14.  T.  parviro-itrk  Wagl.  Syst.  Av.  sp.  13. 
15.  T.  atro-capiltus  (Tschudi),  Faun.  Peruv.  p.  47. 
16.  P.  Kleesi  (Tschudi),  Wiegm.  Arch.  1843.  1.  ,387. 
^^ill  Very  g].^ 
ffio  species  of  the  preceding  genus,  except  that  the  nostrils  are  placed 
cll, 
Noth  u HA  Wagl.'\ 
thirl  ' ^ — 
of  the  length  from  the  base,  large  and  membranous 
’ty  Lathi 
y g^j 
'”-7  by  AVagler  Av.). 
Winqs  short  and  rounded,  with 
t 633.)  in  1790. 
lyj  . , \}oo. ) in  1 / ybi.  I.lligerj  in  1 81  Ij  proposed  in  its  place  Ct'^fptuvKft,  whiclij  in  1 8lf),  Vieillot 
^^3  in  18^5,  Spix  used  Pe!::ns‘  for  tlie  same  type. 
